Deni

2003
During the short stay in Jakarta, the foundation came into contact with Deni. Deni is 8 years old and was born with physical deformities. He has not grown, has short arms and only three fingers on his right arm. Deni has just a stump rather than legs. Nevertheless, he can move himself over short distances, such as within his home.

Although he is also very dexterous with his arms, he is not ADL independent – in other words he cannot wash, care for or dress himself entirely independently. Thanks to donations he goes to a special school three times a week but the school is a long way off and his father takes him by bus. He is then taken the rest of the way lying on a wagon which also carries goods that his father tries to sell near the school. His father can lift him along with the wagon and goods for transport on the bus. During the meeting, his father said that a wheelchair for school would be very welcome in due course. The school has adapted furniture which Deni can use but the other children often come from rich families and many of them have their own wheelchairs.

For the time being Deni has to move by crawling or be carried. The child's wheelchair in the shipment was unsuitable and in addition could not be used immediately because the front wheels had been damaged in transit. (See Activities in Indonesia). APA Foundation promised to meet this request and to work on transport and seating facilities at school, as Deni now has to be carried longer distances.

2003
The working visit by APA Foundation to Indonesia this year started in Jakarta, Java. This kept a long-standing promise. The foundation came into contact with Deni in 2003 and he was promised that in due course there would be an attempt to provide him with a suitable wheelchair. The Harting-bank, Revalidatie Techniek, The Hague, made a new child's wheelchair available for him. Deni uses the wheelchair at school.