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Motivation Australia is a not for profit disability and development organisation that works in partnership with local organisations to enhance the quality of life of people with mobility disabilities in the Asia Pacific region.
The Tour de Timor is a challenging 345 miles 6 stage hybrid mountain bike race with a road bike format to be held in September 2012.
Last month saw Motivation Australia complete a mentoring and support visit to work with the team at ASSERT in Dili, East Timor. Last year ASSERT participated in piloting the World Health Organisation's intermediate level Wheelchair Service Provision training course. Since then, ASSERT have been working with children and adults who need additional support to sit upright in their wheelchair.
Motivation Australia was recently contracted to work with MacDonnell Shire Aged Care Service to provide training to increase the local Community Support Workers' (CSWs) capacity to provide effective support for people with a mobility disability living in their community.
Motivaton Australia and the National Disablity Council of Samoa (NOLA) recently carried out a feasibility study in Samoa - to explore the existing wheelchair and prosthetic services currently available in Samoa.
Calling all Wheelchair Basketball Coaches! Motivation Australia and local partners ASSERT successfully completed the first East Timor Wheelchair Basketball Clinic in April 2011; and we are looking for two wheelchair basketball trainers to continue to support this programme in 2012.
Motivation Australia was pleased to be involved in a Motivation project in Haiti, in conjunction with Handicap International and Healing Hands for Haiti.
Australia recently carried out a feasibility study in Tonga, following an invitation from 
