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© Hands 4 souls 2011 Designed by Ride for bigger purpose than a personal best … Can one really understand the challenges faced by disabled people? Yes, we sympathise, we sometimes assist. But unless we put ourselves in their shoes, we do not have a clue what they have to deal with on a daily basis. Hands4Souls is a non-profit organisation founded to help disabled people. Our dream is to lighten their burden by trying to satisfy some of their needs. Be it small requests, equipment to improve their mobility or enable them to take part in sport. Equipment for disabled people are specialised and for that reason quite expensive. When we learnt about the astronomical financial outlay to purchase sports wheelchairs and specifically handcycles we knew we had to get involved. A sports wheelchair will set you back R22,000 while a new handcycle can cost a whopping R40,000 depending on the specification. How difficult it must be for any disabled person to get started! The Hands4Souls team members are all great cycling enthusiasts, ranging from pretty good cyclists to mere novices and will participate in cycle races (road and mountain bike) across the country to promote awareness and raise money for our cause. The idea is to use our hands (resources) to touch the souls of the less fortunate. We can all help, by using our talents, our resources, our network or our money to contribute, fulfil a need, give purpose or reach a dream. One of our founders, Frans Wiid, an able bodied person, imported a handcycle at his own expense. He has started training on this cycle designed for disabled people. He will take part in cycling races to raise money for the cause. Most people say "it is madness", therefore he chose the colour PURPLE, known in handcycle circles as GRAPE MADNESS! Because Frans started life out as an orphan himself, we have a passion to help orphans. Their needs are even greater due to financial constraints and lack of support. You can JOIN the team, DONATE money, SPONSOR a bike, any portion of a bike, a wheel chair, or anything else on our Wish List or you can NOMINATE a disabled orphan or athlete to be considered for our assistance. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!

"Life is about how you respond to not only the challenges you're dealt but the challenges you seek … If you have no goals, no mountains to climb,your soul dies!!!"-Liz Fordred .