🦽 Rapa Nui Handicap Supplies Project
Emergency Campaign — Launching 2026
Easter Island’s disabled residents have no wheelchairs, no prosthetics, no rehabilitation. We are shipping life-changing assistive devices directly to identified families — right now.
❤️ Donate Now on GoFundMe →All donations are tax-deductible · Mana Rapa Nui Foundation · EIN: 33-4549354
Why This Campaign Exists
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Isolated by Geography
Easter Island sits 2,300 miles from mainland Chile. Medical supplies that take days on the continent can take weeks — or never arrive. Every wheelchair, every hospital bed must be imported.
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No Healthcare Infrastructure
There is no rehabilitation center, no prosthetics supplier, no medical equipment store on the island. Disabled residents are entirely dependent on what families can afford to ship from afar.
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Families Bearing the Burden Alone
Disabled residents and their families carry everything themselves — no government disability program, no insurance, no community safety net. Your donation changes that directly and immediately.
Every Dollar Goes Directly to Easter Island
Your gift is tax-deductible. Mana Rapa Nui Foundation — EIN: 33-4549354
| Amount | What Your Gift Delivers |
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| $25 | One month of incontinence supplies for one disabled resident |
| $50 | A walker or set of forearm crutches |
| $150 | A complete bathroom safety set — shower chair, grab bars, non-slip mats |
| $300 | One wheelchair — life-changing mobility for one person |
| $500 | A full prosthetic support and orthotics package |
| $2,000 | One fully electric articulating hospital bed |
| $5,000 | One month salary for a community health worker |
| $10,000 | Full supply package for 3 disabled residents for one year |
| $25,000 | Foundation grant — transforms the entire program |
Campaign Goal: $25,000 by December 2026
The first shipment is being planned now. Every donation received before September 2026 goes into the first container heading to Easter Island. Don’t let logistics be the reason a family goes without.
How Your Donation Works
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Step 1: You Donate
Your tax-deductible gift goes directly into the Mana Rapa Nui Foundation restricted fund for assistive devices and medical supplies.
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Step 2: We Procure & Ship
Our team in Durham, NC identifies, purchases, and coordinates shipping of devices to named recipients on Easter Island — with full accountability and documentation.
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Step 3: Families Receive
Devices are delivered directly to identified disabled residents and their families on Rapa Nui — with photos and updates sent to every donor.
About the Mana Rapa Nui Foundation
We are a North Carolina 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded and led by members of the Rapa Nui diaspora — including President Erity Teave Hey, born into the Familia Teave, one of Easter Island’s most established families. We are not outsiders. We are family. Every dollar you give goes to people we know by name.
501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN: 33-4549354 · Durham, NC · manarapanuifoundation.org · eteave@gmail.com
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