Long Saran lived without legs for 12 years before he was given a wheelchair manufactured at the USAID-funded rehabilitation center in Kien Khleang, Cambodia. Source: Noah Hendler

“When I first got out of the hospital I only had wooden blocks to walk with. These blocks lifted me off the ground and helped me walk on my hands. My trousers were torn all the time, and my bottom was numb. I was always depressed, and I wanted to kill myself. My friends would never let me near a gun.

Owning my wheelchair changed my life: It has made me want to live. With a wheelchair I have freedom. I can go for a walk or visit my friends—I don't have to wait for them to visit me. Before I received the wheelchair, I was single. Now that I have one, I am married and have children. Now I want to live—I want to take care of my family.”