Themba Mavi blessed with a new wheelchair and revamp home

Themba Mavi, 65, with the Kasi Hero Foundation Team

Non-profit organisation (NPO), Kasi Hero Foundation (KHF) identified the need to help Themba Mavi, 65, from Protea Glen Ext 3 who has been living on his own for more than 15 years.

Themba Mavi in his new wheelchair.

The NPO visited Mavi at his residents to assess the situation and discovered that he was in dire need of an electric wheelchair to assist him be mobile and his home needed to be rebuilt. They first gave him a manual wheelchair on Friday 12 November that would help him till they received the electrical wheelchair from an anonymous donor. 

 

Mavi has been in a wheelchair for almost three years due to short illness.  His legs were amputated.  The wheelchair he received from the hospital was slowly deteriorating which caused the padding to fall off and Mavi was improvising with plastic to keep it intact.

 

The handover of the new electrical wheelchair took place on Sunday, 14 November at 3:45pm at his place.

 

A sad situation which left the team in tears was the condition of his home which does not have any proper flooring, furniture, kitchen units or a stove, a bathroom, or a toilet with basic sanitation such a water and soon he will be blessed with a brand-new rebuilt home which the donor has provided the finances to rebuild the home of Mavi.

 

Speaking to Mavi he shared his joy with the media and KHF expressing how happy he is to have a new wheelchair. Mavi explained that he had first went to consult traditional healers, prophets, and members of ZCC who kept him alive. Though it was too late for him as his illness got worse before he saw a specialist doctor.

 

“In October or November 2018, my situation begun with me feeling heat under my feet. When I walked, I felt like I was walking on hot concrete. The traditional healers and others kept me alive, but not going to hospital in time was a mistake,” said Mavi. He advises people to first go see a doctor and if that does not work only then seek the help from a traditional healer.

He thanked the Kasi Hero Foundation who came to his rescue and identifying his needs.

Outside the home

The bedroom

The kitchen

The toilet

The bathroom