The problem

The gap between what is possible and what is accessible.

We do not have deployment numbers yet. What we have is an honest picture of the problem — and the relationships we are building to address it.

57M+

people living with upper limb loss worldwide

<10%

in low-resource settings who ever access a functional device

in remote communities who access any assistive device at all — WHO, 2022

$15K+

average cost of a myoelectric prosthetic in North America

We are pre-deployment. Here is what we have done instead.

Before building anything, we spent months in conversation with the people closest to the problem — prosthetists, rehabilitation professionals, amputee advocates, NGO leaders, and community organizations across Africa, Asia, and beyond. Those conversations changed how we think about the problem, and they are the foundation everything else is built on.

People who have shaped this.

Zacharie Dusingizimana

Executive Director, Ubumwe Community Center — Gisenyi, Rwanda. Co-design and field validation partner.

Safi Founders

Miraal Kabir, Daria Margarit, and Martin Turuta — founders of Safi, a Waterloo startup that pioneered low-cost milk pasteurization technology in Rwanda. Their path informed ours.

Creating Hopes Canada

Organization developing and distributing low-cost prosthetic devices to recipients in underserved communities at no cost.

Dr. Hamid Naeem

Rehabilitation Specialist, Humanity & Inclusion. Extensive experience in WHO-affiliated rehabilitation systems across Pakistan and globally.

Claude Tardif

Former President, International Society of Prosthetics & Orthotics (ISPO). Global clinical advisory.

Eva Chukwunelo

Nigerian amputee and disability advocate. Lived experience perspective on prosthetic access in West Africa.

Bernardo Gomes

Project Manager, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Prosthetics programs in conflict and post-conflict settings.

Next: Rwanda.

We are planning a two-month co-design and field validation trip to Gisenyi, Rwanda — working directly with Zacharie Dusingizimana and the Ubumwe Community Center team. We go not to deploy a finished product, but to build one alongside the people who will use it.

Myogen