Yurts or Mine (Kyrgyzstan)

Monday March 12 & 13 We were to start our training at 9am on the 12th but there were only a 5 of the 15 there so it didn't get started until close to 10. By 10am we had 4 more than expected.  We were to have 4 techs by 11am we had 7. The first 2 days was training with a 15 min break at 10:30am and lunch at 1:30pm. Needless to say it was great and plentiful food. I don't know how these people are so skinny. They sure feed us a lot. as many as 4 courses.  Rick Johnson LDS Charities Wheel Chair Specialist watching clinicians practice  We had 7 Techs to train. One was Alzabath he was also the warehouseman. AkJol with wrench was 1 of 5 from university interning in Social Welfare. His village is 300 miles away. All our Techs. The guy on my left is from the Ministers Office. Mark Myers the trainer with blue shirt.  The techs got done early so we loaded them all up to go to the warehouse to re-stack all the chairs. Before and After  ...

  Monday March 5 and Tuesday March 6 The wheel chair service starts. We started the event at the Rehabilitation Center where they make prosthesis and house the wheel chairs for those in need. We gathered 14 clinicians who work for the Social Ministry throughout the Bishkek area some large towns and other small villages as well as 2 techs that work for the Rehab Center. Mark Myers taught me and the 2 techs how to assemble and adjust the chairs while Rick and Annette taught the clinicians how to assess the needs of the patients for the first 2 days. Mark, Sergi, Ulan and I made about 32 chairs all different sizes and types.  The standard which most people own provides for normal riding. They had 2 others for different experiences. One was for All Terrain and the other Active. The All Terrain was for rough surfaces etc. and the Active was for sports and fast rides. They trained the Clinicians how to fit each person by size, leg length and body angle. We then had dinner at a nic...