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Legs4Africa
Formation	March 12, 2014; 10 years ago
Founder	Tom Williams
Founded at	United Kingdom
Type	NGO
Legal status	Charity
Purpose	Humanitarian, Environmental
Headquarters	Leicester, East Midlands
Coordinates	52°31′24.6864″N 1°5′39.2964″W / 52.523524000°N 1.094249000°W
Region	UK, Sub-Saharan Africa
Coordinator	Tom Williams (Trustee)
Treasurer	Damian Cadman-Jones LLB (Trustee)
Conductor	Phil Tunstall
Key people	Tom Wolfe, Trustee; Oliver Kennett, Advisor;
Main organ	Footnote: The Legs4Africa Quarterly
Budget	19,050
Website	Legs4Africa.org

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Legs4Africa is a UK-based international mobility charity headquartered in Leicester, East Midlands. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded by Tom Williams.

The main goal of the organization is to empower amputees in Sub-Saharan Africa with the basic resources to regain or improve their mobility. Towards that goal, Legs4Africa collects second-hand mobility equipment such as prostheses (legs and arms), wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, and orthotics devices such as knee and ankle braces.

Foundation and principles

Legs4Africa was founded by Tom Williams on 12 March 2014 as Legs 4 Africa with the principle to "minimise waste & maximise life." It is an amputee charity with the goal of collecting second-hand prosthetic limbs and other mobility equipment from the UK to be sent to amputees in need in Sub-Saharan Africa.^[1]^[2]

Before June 2016, the reprocessing or remanufacturing of medical devices like prostheses which are labeled as single-use was prohibited by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in accordance with the laws governing European Union.^[3]^[4]^{[note 1]} Siezing upon this as an opportunity, Legs4Africa promoted the use of second-hand prosthetic limbs as a charitable donation to nations with still developing healthcare systems where they would be put to use.^[1]^[2]

Legs4Africa was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 26 September 2014.^[1] Damian Cadman-Jones LLB, Tom Williams and Tom Wolfe are trustees of the charity.^[6] It's UK Registered Charity Number is 1158697.^[2] Legs4Africa was originally based out of Bristol, South West England.

Early history

While on vacation in 2010, Tom Williams met a Gambian amputee name Paul Tierra.^[7]

In 2014, Legs4Africa even sent a prosthetic hoof to Hector the donkey in Luxor, Egypt. Hector had the end of his limb amputated after its circulation was cut off while he was tethered. The prosthesis was improvised from parts donated to Legs4Africa.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Operations

Resources

Components

Legs4Africa receives donations of mobility equipment from individual persons with disability and their family member. The equipment arrive at their facilities through a variety of methods including post, Legs4Africa pickup, volunteer transportation and personal delivery by the individuals themselves.

However, most of the prosthesis donated to Legs4Africa come from Hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Some of the organizations known to donate to Legs4Africa include:

Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Legs4Africa not only accepts leg prostheteses, but also wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, and orthotics devices.^[2]

Mobilization in Africa

Tanzania

In June 2016, Legs4Africa collected about 500 prosthetic legs and shipped them to Tanzania.^[11]^[12]

Recent activities

Crowd funding

On 28 January 2014, Legs4Africa launched a Crowdfunder (UK) project to fund the transport of 200 prosthesis to the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital in The Gambia.^[13] To reach the 6000£ ($6900) goal for this project, the charity announced a nomination challenge called legs out.^[14] It reached the goal in 35 days on 3 March.^[13]

Footnote

Footnote is a quarterly magazine published by Legs4Africa.^[15]

References

Notes

^ The June 2016 MHRA guidelines allow for the remanufacturing of single-use devices, but only if the company obtains a CE marking specifically for this purpose. Reprocessing is otherwise still prohibited.^[5]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Charity Report". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "About Our Company - What is Legs4Africa?". Legs4Africa. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ Medical Device Safety Officer (19 April 2016), Single Use Policy, P013 v 4.0 (PDF), Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, p. 5
^ Grohmann, Philip (December 2013), Single-use medical devices: Implications and consequences of reuse (PDF), UK Department of Health, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, p. 3
^ Single-use medical devices: UK guidance on re-manufacturing (PDF), UK Department of Health, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, June 2016, p. 10
^ "Meet the Legs4Africa Ambassadors". Legs4Africa. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Legs 4 Africa (12 December 2013), "Legs 4 Africa Pledge", Youtube, retrieved 4 February 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Bell, Bethan (10 July 2016). "Bionic bodies: The animals with artificial additions". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Horsetalk.co.nz (24 December 2014). "Hector the donkey celebrates Christmas with a prosthetic leg". Horsetalk.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "'Wonky' donkey gets new foot for Christmas". BBC News. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ Miller, Tracey (15 April 2016). "Charity sends prosthetic legs from Bristol to Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ Kennett, Oliver (7 June 2016). "Look! We're on telly! 500 legs on their way to Tanzania - Legs4Africa". Legs4Africa. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Leg it to Africa". www.crowdfunder.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ Crowdfunder (10 February 2014), Crowdfunder's Legs for Africa video!, retrieved 4 February 2017
^ "Footnote Legs 4 Africa quarterly magazine". Legs4Africa. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

External links

[6] The June 2016 MHRA guidelines allow for the remanufacturing of single-use devices, but only if the company obtains a CE marking specifically for this purpose. Reprocessing is otherwise still prohibited.^[5]

[:0-1] "Charity Report". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[:1-2] "About Our Company - What is Legs4Africa?". Legs4Africa. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[3] Medical Device Safety Officer (19 April 2016), Single Use Policy, P013 v 4.0 (PDF), Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, p. 5

[4] Grohmann, Philip (December 2013), Single-use medical devices: Implications and consequences of reuse (PDF), UK Department of Health, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, p. 3

[5] Single-use medical devices: UK guidance on re-manufacturing (PDF), UK Department of Health, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, June 2016, p. 10

[7] "Meet the Legs4Africa Ambassadors". Legs4Africa. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] Legs 4 Africa (12 December 2013), "Legs 4 Africa Pledge", Youtube, retrieved 4 February 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[9] Bell, Bethan (10 July 2016). "Bionic bodies: The animals with artificial additions". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[10] Horsetalk.co.nz (24 December 2014). "Hector the donkey celebrates Christmas with a prosthetic leg". Horsetalk.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[11] "'Wonky' donkey gets new foot for Christmas". BBC News. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[12] Miller, Tracey (15 April 2016). "Charity sends prosthetic legs from Bristol to Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[13] Kennett, Oliver (7 June 2016). "Look! We're on telly! 500 legs on their way to Tanzania - Legs4Africa". Legs4Africa. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[:2-14] "Leg it to Africa". www.crowdfunder.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[15] Crowdfunder (10 February 2014), Crowdfunder's Legs for Africa video!, retrieved 4 February 2017

[16] "Footnote Legs 4 Africa quarterly magazine". Legs4Africa. Retrieved 3 February 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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+== Foundation and principles  ==
+Legs4Africa was founded by Tom Williams on 12 March 2014 as '''Legs 4 Africa''' with the principle to "minimise waste & maximise life." It is an amputee charity with the goal of collecting second-hand prosthetic limbs and other mobility equipment from the UK to be sent to amputees in need in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/PrintReport.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1158697&ReportType=COLOUR|title=Charity Report|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Charity Commission for England and Wales|archive-url=https://archive.is/pAnxG|archive-date=2 February 2017|dead-url=no|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legs4africa.org/about/|title=About Our Company - What is Legs4Africa?|last=|first=|date=|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=3 February 2017|dead-url=|access-date=3 February 2017|work=Legs4Africa|via=}}</ref>
+Before June 2016, the [[Recycling|reprocessing]] or [[remanufacturing]] of medical devices like prostheses which are labeled as single-use was prohibited by the [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency|Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency]] (MHRA) in accordance with the laws governing [[European Union]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Single Use Policy, P013 v 4.0|date=19 April 2016|url=http://www.awp.nhs.uk/media/573981/single-use-policy.pdf|author=Medical Device Safety Officer|work=|page=5|publisher=[[Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Grohmann|first=Philip|title=Single-use medical devices: Implications and consequences of reuse|date=December 2013|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/403442/Single-use_medical_devices__implications_and_consequences_of_reuse.pdf|page=3|publisher=[[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|UK Department of Health]], [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]]}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|The June 2016 MHRA guidelines allow for the remanufacturing of single-use devices, but only if the company obtains a [[CE marking]] specifically for this purpose. Reprocessing is otherwise still prohibited.<ref>{{Citation|title=Single-use medical devices: UK guidance on re-manufacturing |date=June 2016 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534784/Remanufacture_SUD_guidance.pdf |page=10|publisher=[[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|UK Department of Health]], [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]]}}</ref>|group=note}} Siezing upon this as an opportunity, Legs4Africa promoted the use of second-hand prosthetic limbs as a charitable donation to nations with still [[Developing country|developing]] healthcare systems where they would be put to use.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
+Legs4Africa was registered with the [[Charity Commission for England and Wales]] on 26 September 2014.<ref name=":0" /> Damian Cadman-Jones [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]], Tom Williams and Tom Wolfe are trustees of the charity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.legs4africa.org/ambassadors/|title=Meet the Legs4Africa Ambassadors|last=|first=|date=|work=|newspaper=Legs4Africa|language=en-US|archive-url=https://www.legs4africa.org/ambassadors/|archive-date=3 February 2017|dead-url=no|access-date=3 February 2017|via=}}</ref> It's UK Registered Charity Number is 1158697.<ref name=":1" /> Legs4Africa was originally based out of [[Bristol]], [[South West England]].
 == Early history ==
+While on vacation in 2010, Tom Williams met a Gambian amputee name Paul Tierra.<ref>{{Citation|last=Legs 4 Africa|title=Legs 4 Africa Pledge|date=12 December 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W99EBeVE-Tk|accessdate=4 February 2017|website=Youtube}}</ref>
+In 2014, Legs4Africa even sent a prosthetic [[hoof]] to Hector the donkey in [[Luxor]], [[Egypt]]. Hector had the end of his limb amputated after its circulation was cut off while he was tethered. The prosthesis was improvised from parts donated to Legs4Africa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36704286|title=Bionic bodies: The animals with artificial additions|last=Bell|first=Bethan|date=10 July 2016|work=|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720121226/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36704286|archive-date=20 July 2016|dead-url=no|access-date=3 February 2017|via=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2014/12/24/hector-donkey-celebrates-christmas-prosthetic/|title=Hector the donkey celebrates Christmas with a prosthetic leg|last=Horsetalk.co.nz|date=2014-12-24|website=Horsetalk.co.nz|access-date=2017-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-30587535|title='Wonky' donkey gets new foot for Christmas|date=2014-12-24|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-02-04}}</ref>
+== Operations ==
+<!--
+=== Key people in the UK ===
+-->
+=== Resources ===
+==== Components ====
+Legs4Africa receives donations of mobility equipment from individual [[Disability|persons with disability]] and their family member. The equipment arrive at their facilities through a variety of methods including post, Legs4Africa pickup, volunteer transportation and personal delivery by the individuals themselves.
+However, most of the prosthesis donated to Legs4Africa come from Hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Some of the organizations known to donate to Legs4Africa include:
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-3}}
+* [[North Bristol NHS Trust]]
+* [[Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust]]
+{{col-3}}
+* [[Royal Bournemouth Hospital]]
+{{col-3}}
+* [[Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust]]
+{{col-end}}
+Legs4Africa not only accepts leg [[Prosthesis|prostheteses]], but also [[Wheelchair|wheelchairs]], [[Crutch|crutches]], [[Walker (mobility)|walkers]], and [[Orthotics|orthotics devices]].<ref name=":1" />
+<!--
+==== Monetary ====
+-->
+=== Mobilization in Africa ===
+<!--
+==== The Gambia ====
+==== Ghana ====
+==== Senegal ====
+==== Zambia ====
+-->
+==== Tanzania ====
+In June 2016, Legs4Africa collected about 500 prosthetic legs and shipped them to Tanzania.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-36047855|title=Charity sends prosthetic legs from Bristol to Africa|last=Miller|first=Tracey|date=15 April 2016|work=|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|via=|accessdate=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.legs4africa.org/look-were-on-telly/|title=Look! We're on telly! 500 legs on their way to Tanzania - Legs4Africa|last=Kennett|first=Oliver|date=7 June 2016|work=|newspaper=Legs4Africa|language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.is/1hdsT|archive-date=3  February 2017|dead-url=no|access-date=3  February 2017|via=}}</ref>
 == Recent activities ==
+=== Crowd funding ===
+On 28 January 2014, Legs4Africa launched a [[Crowdfunder|Crowdfunder (UK)]] project to fund the transport of 200 prosthesis to the [[Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital]] in [[The Gambia]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/legittoafrica|title=Leg it to Africa|website=www.crowdfunder.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-02-04}}</ref> To reach the 6000£&nbsp;($6900) goal for this project, the charity announced a [[List of Internet phenomena#Challenges|nomination challenge]] called ''legs out''.<!--<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-get-your-legs-out-for-the-legs4africa-campaign|title=Boris Johnson: Get your legs out for the 'Legs4Africa' Campaign|website=Change.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-04}}</ref>--><ref>{{Citation|last=Crowdfunder|title=Crowdfunder's Legs for Africa video!|date=2014-02-10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUZ84wiJaS0&list=PLnzZ6h7xzAj1JYXi4jBcnK_e8Gnk_FUEb|accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref> It reached the goal in 35 days on 3 March.<ref name=":2" />
+<!--
+=== Project Mobilise ===
+-->
+=== Footnote ===
+''Footnote'' is a quarterly magazine published by Legs4Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legs4africa.org/footnote/|title=Footnote Legs 4 Africa quarterly magazine|last=|first=|date=|website=Legs4Africa|publisher=|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=3 February 2017|via=}}</ref>
 == References ==
+=== Notes ===
+{{Reflist|group=note}}
+=== Citations ===
+{{Reflist|33em}}
 == External links ==
-* {{URL|https://www.legs4africa.org/|Legs4Africa.com}}, official website
+* {{URL|https://www.legs4africa.org/|Legs4Africa's official website}}
 * {{URL|https://www.youtube.com/user/legs4africa|Legs4Africa's Youtube channel}}
 * {{URL|https://vimeo.com/legs4africa|Legs4Africa on Vimeo}}