In coming to Myanmar, our goal was to open a fitting centre to help people with disabilities, and here we are at the big first step with a project to build our future orthopedic workshop. Initially, looking for premises to rent, we could hardly imagine starting our activity with the construction of a building. So then, the question is : why build?
After visiting several rental locations, we found that renting was not really the best for various reasons: unsuitable premises for people in wheelchairs, high remodeling costs, or leases that are only made from year to year with no guarantee that the rent wouldn’t skyrocket the following year. But if we build, there is a chance to recover the cost of the invested capital over a few years with an initial investment which corresponds to a rent of 5-6 years.
From then on, we turned to buying land, and our local partner found us a great place to start the business with a flat location, which is rare in the mountainous region we live in. It is easily accessible and has a great potential for development, both at the level of the company itself and in the possibility of seeing other community development projects emerge in the future.
The decision to buy the land was therefore not very difficult, and we were rather encouraged to be able to move forward in our dream of one day seeing a fitting centre in the region. Providing a disabled person with a tool, such as a prosthesis, to allow them to regain autonomy and dignity, motivates us enormously. We are aware that this dream could come true without the trust and generosity of our friends overseas. We feel privileged to be in this partnership with you. This allows us to embrace the vision of which you are part.