Free Wheelchair Mission
Melate Bekele is the Sr. Development Officer at Free Wheelchair Mission, overseeing major donor gifts. Melate is also the Founder & President of Habesha Networks, providing leadership and setting policy. With previous experience in fundraising at United Way, public affairs at Metrolink, and marketing at Environmental Bankers Association, Melate has a strong background in communication and project management. Melate holds a Master of Arts in Communication from San Jose State University and Bachelor of Arts in Communications and African Ethnic-Studies from California State University.
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Free Wheelchair Mission
Free Wheelchair Mission is a humanitarian, faith-based nonprofit that designs and manufactures cost-efficient, durable wheelchairs for individuals living with a disability in under-resourced nations. In collaboration with a network of like-minded partners, Free Wheelchair Mission has distributed more than one million wheelchairs to those in need in 93 countries around the world, providing renewed dignity, independence, and hope through the gift of mobility, at no cost to the recipient. Free Wheelchair Mission is currently on a mission to provide their next million wheelchairs by 2025.