62 Invataxi cars, have been purchased by “Saby” Foundation and granted to the societies of disabled people of the Republic of Kazakhstan, run in the streets of 20 cities of the country relieving and improving disabled people’s lives.
Unfortunately, there are many children in our country, who need medical treatment. We are happy to understand that the quantity of people, who ready to extend a helping hand, is not so small.
But in any society we can find swindlers, who use a human grief in mercantile purposes. You should know about it and be cautious, check information and provide charity support only through reliable foundations.
Since 2007 “Present Life to Children” SMS-campaign, launched by “Saby” Foundation jointly with Mercy Volunteer Society (MVS), manages the fund-raising for treatment abroad of children with health problems, which do not respond to treatment in Kazakhstan.
As of the end of April 2016, due to SMS 1, 984, 450, 781 tenge were collected. 1 406 children from all regions of our republic received necessary assistance, 1 955 surgical interventions were paid (some children were operated on several times).
To participate in the campaign it is necessary to send SMS with number “1” to short number 9099 and sum in the amount of 280 tenge will be withheld from your balance and will be transferred to a special account opened within the framework of the project. The service is available for subscribers of ACTIV, KCELL and BEELINE. The mobile network operators carry out 100% transfer of donations with no fee charged.
Thank you that all these years you are with us!
We publish the regular report of “Give Life to Children” Campaign, the partner of which since 2007 is Saby Foundation, and we say “thank you” to all who takes part in this campaign!
Thanks to the funds, which donate our compatriots for Kazakhstan children’s treatment by transferring their contributions by means of SMS, 1359 children from all regions of the country have been secured assistance. 1884 surgical interventions have been carried out (some little patients needed several procedures). The amount of paid surgical interventions as of November 23, 2015 is 11, 057, 975 USD.
To take part in this campaign the subscribers of ACTIV, KCELL and BEELINE need to send SMS with “1” to 8099 number. Payment in the amount of 280 tenge will be charged off from the telephone balance and will be transferred to the special account.
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In January of this year, a resident of Semey city has addressed to our Foundation asking for help to buy an expensive wheelchair for her daughter Darina. Unfortunately, the teenager has a serious diagnosis of ICP and congenital defect of a central nervous system.
The girl has already passed one treatment course in China. In order to maintain a stable condition it is necessary for her to have a regular massage, acupuncture and do remedial gymnastics. Besides a specialized wheelchair is required that will ensure the correct position of a back and unload a spine.
Taking into account current improvements in treatment of the girl, “Saby” Fund has complied with the request of her mother and bought Racer Plus wheelchair of Akces-MED (Poland) manufacture that will serve Darina at least 3 years.
Recently a worker of ‘Saby’ Foundation visited Pavlodar where he met with the Head of the Pavlodar City Society of Physically Challenged Persons, which is a beneficiary of the Foundation and within the framework of ‘Decent Life for Disabled People’ project in 2011 received two ‘Invataxi’ cars and stepper stair lift as a gift from ‘Saby’ Foundation.
Georgii Chetverikov, the chairman of the Society, said that thanks to the gift from 2012 the city launched a new kind of free services for wheelchair users. Now physically challenged people are not only driven by free ‘Invataxi’ but also the drivers of social services help them to overcome the staircases. Thus all the conditions for self-realization and integration of people with limited mobility are established in Pavlodar.
Five years have passed since the moment when Saby Foundation solemnly presented keys from the initial batch of special Volkswagen cars, equipped with hydraulic ram, to the society of disabled people in Almaty city for creation of free social transport service for transportation of wheelchair persons. The alterations occurred since then only gladden: our cars drive already in 20 cities of Kazakhstan, facilitating lives of people with disabilities.
It is gladly to mention, especially on these victorious May days, that “invataxi” uses not only for transportation of disabled people. In some cities of our country, thanks to the local budget financing of transport services, veterans of the Great Patriotic War can call a cab. Guided tours to the festive events were organized for veterans with especial consideration on the 9th of May.
Years are passing and, unfortunately, the number of veterans is decreasing. We are happy that our cars bring a little joy to their life.
The “Decent Life for Disabled People” Project was developed by Saby Foundation in 2008. Within its framework our Foundation purchased cars, equipped with especially hydraulic lifting mechanisms for quick and safe lifting and descending of wheelchair persons. These cars were donated to the Societies of Disabled People of Kazakhstan cities, which rendered free transport services for people with disabilities.
To the present day 62 specialized Invataxi cars of Volkswagen mark were purchased, which were distributed in 20 cities of the country. The expenses of Saby Foundation on the Project constituted more than 400 million tenge. Notwithstanding the colossal financial and labour expenses, it is impossible to satisfy the requirements of all Kazakhstan people who have problems with transportation by the efforts of one private Foundation. Saby Foundation does not make it aim. The resolution of the problem of such scale character is the prerogative of the state. The main task of the Foundation is to show to authorities of all cities that to organize specialized Invataxi transportation services is possible and that they can work successfully rendering services for target group of people, with problems of which they are acquainted not by hearsay.
Such fundamental work of the Foundation, which simplified lives of thousand people in wheelchairs, was not invisible. On the initiative of the President of Saby Foundation Assel Tasmagambetova, the meeting with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection was taken place in 2012, in the result of which the “Descent Life for Disabled People” Project was supported on the state level.
Then the advancing work started within the whole year. The Minister held the meeting with the leaders of public associations of disabled people of all regions in the country, the working group of development of unified organization rules, financing and rendering of “Invataxi” social services was created. In the result of numerous meetings, conferences and round tables were put forward the concrete proposals about not only the improvement of access to objects and services for disabled people, but the cooperation penetration of state authorities with non-governmental bodies.
The expected result of the executed work became Order No 859 of the Minister of Transport and Communications dated November 01, 2013, which affirms the Rules of Service Rendering by Automobile Transport (reference for downloading [attachment=9]). Recently the document was published in the Republican newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, which means that it became valid.
Consequently Saby Foundation finishes its long-term activity on the “Decent Life for Disabled People” Project and confides it to the reliable state.
On Saturday, September 28, the transfer of 10 new Volkswagen cars, as the gift for society of disabled people from 5 cities of Kazakhstan, was held by Saby Charitable Foundation. In such a way, free Invataxi transport services for physically challenged people are functioned in 20 cities of our country already, practically everywhere. The number of special cars, purchased and gifted to all regions by the Foundation, equipped with hydraulic lifting machines for wheelchairs, has achieved 62.
Thanks to Invataxi thousand of people with special needs in different regions of our country can feel the freedom of movement. Now it is sufficient to dial the number of the service in your city and a car will be arrive at the appointed hour to get a passenger in wheelchair to a required place, whether it is an educational institution or work, medical institution or a rehabilitation center, tax administration or Akimat. And if a person lives the first floor above, he/she will be moved down on a special portable ladder lifting machine, which Invataxi cars are equipped with. And it is absolutely free!
Saby Foundation has spent on the realization of this grand project 400, 000, 000 KZT.
We want to inform you that the part of “invataxi” cars, purchased by Saby Foundation within the framework of “Decent Life for Disabled People” project, have been delivered in Almaty. It is 5 out of 10 new Volkswagen cars, which have been equipped taking into account people needs, who use wheelchairs.
Usually, it is necessary to expect each lot of cars, supplied from factory of Germany, during 6 months. This delivery turned out to be a little faster. Presently, cars are on customs clearance and pre-sales preparation.
The rest 5 cars are expected in the mid-August. After the execution of the appropriate documents, Societies of Disabled People of Taldykorgan, Turkestan, Zheskazgan, Petropavlovsk and Almaty can receive two units of Invataxi to start the work of free transportation services rendering for people with especial movement difficulties.
A staircase is an insuperable obstacle for a human being who has to move around in a wheelchair if there is nobody near the elevator, ramp or no physically fit accompanying person to help.
And though modern regulatory documents stipulate arrangement of elevators for wheelchair-dependent people in multi-storey buildings, in fact, they are limited to useless ramps which are raised only up to the first floor.
Practically, the only one alternative here is mobile special purpose elevators which ensure safe travel of wheelchair-dependent people up and down the staircase. But a big disadvantage of such step climbing devices is their high price – around US$ 8,000 per unit, which is, of course, too expensive for the majority of physically challenged people.
In order to solve this problem Saby Charitable Foundation purchases caterpillar and wheel-based elevators and hands them over free of charge to the Invataxi service. While performing their duties drivers of special purpose vehicles use these devices to help people on wheelchairs ascend and descend the unequipped staircases.
Nowadays such mechanisms are being successfully used in the Invataxi system in 15 towns of Kazakhstan. And in view of expansion of the geography of these services 4 more elevators have been additionally purchased for Petropavlovsk, Taldykorgan, Turkestan and Zhezkazgan.
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