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Since 1994, we have provided mobility for people in developing countries who have lost the use of their legs due to land mines, polio, birth defects, etc.

Our mission is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is volunteer based. We are located at 4825 E Meyer Industrial Drive Columbia, MO 65201. We are Mobility Worldwide Missouri-Columbia. The Mobility Cart is a wooden three-wheel cart designed to give mobility to those in rural areas where wheelchairs are not appropriate. A Mobility Cart is hand-cranked and wagon style. Has wheelbarrow wheels and solid rubber tires. Cargo space for hauling and income-producing opportunities.

03/31/2026

Your fall gifts are changing lives! CoMoGives, the project of the Community Foundation of Central MO, ran the month of December. 81 families gave $14,965 for 35 Mobility Carts. Additionally, our fall match drive for $44,000 was met, and our sponsors have given their matching dollars. That built and shipped 200+ more carts.

Thank YOU to everyone who participated in these drives! We are currently producing, on average, 59 Mobility Carts a week. 373 have shipped out in 2026. We are grateful for your dedicated support.

03/27/2026

Hearts for Carts will be here before you know it! Make sure you have the date saved - Sunday, July 12 at the Farmer's Market: MU Health Care Pavilion in Columbia.

03/25/2026

Cart Update: More than 670 Mobility Carts have been assembled in our shop in 2026! Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped!

03/23/2026

Last fall, Mary Wang'ang'a, Mobility Director, Partners for Care, sent word of the beginning of fulfilling mobility needs to all in the second county of Kenya. The First Lady of Kenya's flagship program, the Njiwa Jiinue Initiative, focuses on women, children, and persons with disabilities, addressing critical community needs and promoting resilience. This is an excerpt of Mary’s report:

"I attended the launch of Mel West Vision 2 at Tharaka Nithi, which took place at two locations. It was a truly inspiring event where 787 people living with disabilities received mobility devices. It was truly humbling to see people who previously had no mobility aids go home happy and with the gift of mobility. I am also deeply humbled for the support we facilitated to make this event possible.

One of the beneficiaries also shared, 'With this mobility device, my world has expanded—thank you for giving me freedom and dignity.'"

03/20/2026

With it being Women's History Month, and Mother’s Day coming up, we wanted to share thank yous to women helping other women and girls in Kenya:

Mary Wang’ang’a at Partners for Care in Kenya is the Mobility Director. She is responsible for coordinating the delivery of carts to those who have been determined to be in need of which appropriate mobility device(s) and sending pictures, like the ones you see here. Thank you, Mary!

03/18/2026

On February 10, Mel West wrote a Guest Commentary for the Columbia Missourian. (Excerpts and picture by permission). Mel is a retired pastor and before that, a dairy farmer. He has also worked with or started many non-profits, helping people around the world. You can find his whole article online; here is just an excerpt:

"The “Reader’s Digest” recently asked readers to send in the story of “When I was most proud of my country.” …. This will be my story.

At the close of World War II, Europe was devastated. The incessant bombings and battles and the travels of troops had left cities and towns in piles of rubble, and farmlands trampled by machines of war and raided by hungry troops. Hunger stalked the land as breeding and work animals and seed stores had been eaten.

Gen. George Marshall Jr. went to President Harry Truman, described the situation and said, “Mr. President, we must rebuild what we destroyed, and we must do it now.” The Marshall Plan was immediately begun. I had a very small part in it by soliciting farm animals to ship. The “Victory Ships” that carried troops during the war were put to work to haul whatever was donated or purchased — food, grain, seeds, work animals, food animals, farm machinery, medicines, tools and much more. Hundreds of ships plied the waters that had carried our troops with their tools of destruction. Volunteers from the peace churches were on board to care for the animals.

….. When a shipload was being dedicated in Germany, the German official receiving the load said, “Never before in the history of humankind has the defeated nation been treated with such generosity and grace as you have treated us.” - Mel West, Founder

03/17/2026

Thank you for joining us in the shop, Stephens College Volleyball!

03/10/2026

Thankful to have Partners for Care Kenya to distribute the donations collected by our Columbia, MO team! We appreciate your generosity!!
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03/04/2026

In February, we were able to ship out 3 loads of 275 Mobility Cards to 3 Distribution and Delivery partners. This is what the warehouse looked like while the assembled carts were waiting for packing and packed carts were waiting for loading out. The warehouse can fill up quickly between shipments!

02/28/2026

On Friday, a group of Mizzou students from Phi Delta Epsilon, a pre-med professional fraternity, assembled carts alongside dedicated volunteers. We look forward to these students returning regularly to build carts.

02/27/2026

We are always excited to share the mission and vision of Mobility Worldwide MO – Columbia. If you’d like someone to come speak to your civic, service, or social group, please contact Gary Moreau, Executive Director, at Gary@giftofmobility.org or call 573-886-7877 or complete our online speaker request form at giftofmobility.org/get-involved/request-a-speaker.

02/25/2026

Interested in volunteering, but aren't sure if you have the right skills? We provide training!

For the shop, we use a VKS software package which links to iPads showing step-by-step instructions. Once you are initially trained, you use the iPads on your return visits to guide your volunteer work. Usually, volunteers do a specific task each week, though some are cross-trained and fill in as needed. Beyond the shop, office volunteers cover a morning or afternoon shift each week.

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4825 E Meyer Industrial Drive
Columbia, MO

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Monday	8am - 3pm
Tuesday	8am - 3pm
Wednesday	8am - 3pm
Thursday	8am - 3pm
Friday	8am - 3pm

Telephone

+15738867877

Website

http://www.giftofmobility.org/

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We are Mobility Worldwide Missouri-Columbia. Maker of original PET carts. The Mobility Cart is a wooden three wheel cart designed to give mobility to those in rural areas where wheelchairs are not appropriate. A Mobility Cart is hand cranked and wagon style. Has wheelbarrow wheels and solid rubber tires. Cargo space for hauling and income producing opportunities.