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Wheelchair appeal for disabled youngster

Thu, 14 May 2015

Fams with Ebrima and his mother
Fams with Ebrima and his mother

An Isle of Man charity is looking to give a new lease of life to a young disabled boy in The Gambia.

The Mannin Africa charity wants to raise £3,500 for an all-terrain wheelchair for 10-year-old Ebrima Jobe - who has been unable to walk since birth.

Having spent all of his life indoors - he also suffers from learning difficulties but is able to understand verbal instructions.

Fams Camara lives in Kirk Michael but is originally from the African country - he met the youngster when he was there overseeing sanitation construction works:


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