Rosa (Spain) has been able to finish the Camino de Santiago thanks to her 3D prosthesis, Digna (Tanzania) has fulfilled her dream of putting food on the table for her five-year-old son and the artist Paula (Argentina) accompanies her in the design of her paintings.
Technology is a field that is constantly changing and growing, every day we see new programs, systems and devices. But what if empathy is used as the basis of this technology? In Ayúdame3D we use social technology to help and in this month of March we want to share the stories of three women whose lives have been changed by this help.
Rosa is a Spanish woman who is part of the DisCamino Association. Thanks to her partner Javier, she contacted Ayúdame3D to request a prosthesis for her right arm that would allow her to use a handbike to walk the Camino de Santiago with her group.
After months of measurements, tests and data collection, Rosa received her device a few weeks before the trip. She was very excited and said she was very happy: "a thousand thanks to all the team who make it possible for our dreams to come true". In addition, her partner Javier also wrote to the Ayúdame3D team after carrying out the first tests. "Today we did the first test with Rosa and her accessory to drive the handbike-chair and she was happy". " Our partner will finally be able to do the Camino guiding the handbike-chair, and that's going to be amazing," he said.
Digna lives in rural Tanzania with her five-year-old son. A couple of years ago, while returning from the countryside on a motorcycle, she had an accident and when she woke up in the hospital she discovered that her left arm had had to be amputated. She says that this event marked a turning point and that little by little she had to adapt her routines. When she received her 3D printed prosthesis she could not stop smiling, this aid would not only allow her to cook and perform tasks faster and more efficiently, but as she explained "I will finally be able to do what I wanted to do the most: bring the pot of food to the table for my son".
Paula is an Argentinian artist who came across Ayúdame3D while searching for a prosthesis on the internet. The design team adapted a specific design for her, which they printed in a silver color. "I used to try to make my prosthesis look like the color of my skin, but now I like it to look like a robotic arm from the future. Because I accept myself more and more, it's something I got in life and I don't have to be ashamed of it."
