What Rs 80,000 buys
The local below knee build is a laminated socket shaped on a cast of your own stump and tried first as a clear test socket, socks or a foam liner, a sleeve, a steel pylon and a tough SACH foot, with walking training included. It is a real, comfortable leg, and better parts can be added later.
Free and subsidised help
Charitable rehabilitation centres, including those run by Chal Foundation and the centre at The Indus Hospital, fit limbs free or at low cost to people who qualify, and Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal lists artificial limbs among its support for persons with disabilities. Our page on help with paying explains how to apply.

Narrow lanes and steep streets
Orangi's hillside lanes are steep and uneven. We practise slopes and steps in training, and a multiaxial foot or a stick for the first months can make the lanes safer.
The drive across the city
The journey is one of the longer ones in Karachi, so call before you leave, and send a WhatsApp photo before follow-ups; often it tells us whether a trip is needed at all.
