On May 9, 2015 Kevin Nikolich, our His Wheels International design engineer met with Ayuba Gufwan in Grand Rapids Michigan. Ayuba is from Nigeria and part of Beautiful Gates/Wheelchairs for Nigeria. The purpose of the meeting was to deliver a HWI trike and discuss how HWI could partner with Wheelchairs for Nigeria, assisting with trike design related issues.
Alice was not able to attend the meeting but talked with Ayuba. His opening greeting was, “Thanks for your vision.” Truth be told, Ayuba was the one who inspired the HWI trike Di-Vision.
How you ask! In 2004 Alice bought five hand-pedaled trikes through a missionary. The trikes were from Wheelchairs for Nigeria. It was a picture of Ayuba, a Polio survivor, walking with hand-blocks that caused the late Robert Walker, Alice’s mentor to say, “You must incorporate. The idea of bikes for those in need around the world is bigger than just you.”
Now we are coming full circle. Thanks Ayuba for inspiring the HWI vision!