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Legs4Africa
Founded as Legs4Africa in 2014, the organisation recently rebranded to STAND. It continues its mission of rescuing unwanted prosthetic legs, refurbishing them, and distributing them to sub-Saharan African countries. Additionally, STAND provides physical and emotional rehabilitation services for amputees. It was founded in 2014 by Tom Williams; the registered address is in Arnesby, in Leicestershire.[2][3] In 2014, the charity raised £6000 with a Crowdfunder campaign.[4] In April 2014, Legs4Africa sent a van carrying about 500 used prosthetic legs to The Gambia.[5][3] They were donated to the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital in Banjul, where prostheses were particularly needed for victims of land mines and diabetes.[5] Another 1000 were sent to The Gambia in January 2015[3] and in June 2016 about 500 were shipped to Tanzania.[6][7][8] In 2022's December, the charity raised £20,000 to help amputees in Northern Ghana. It has rescued over 14,000 prosthetic legs.[9][10][11] During the 2023 King's New Year Honours, Tom Williams was awarded the Order of the British Empire.[12] References
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