Our Head Office staff recently took part in a team building event, organised by team tactics , which saw them building a number of prosthetic hands destined for individuals in developing countries.
The twist to this was that they were only allowed to use their non-dominant hand, so had to collaborate in teams to complete the fiddly challenge. This was to encourage team working, but more importantly to simulate how it would feel to live with only one functioning hand, and the challenges that may bring.
The hands our teams built were specifically for children aged 5 to 11 years old, so there was an added challenge, in that all the components were smaller as well! Don’t worry though, their hand building efforts will be independently inspected by a professional before they are allocated to someone in need!
Team tactics works in partnership with the LN-4 Hand Project, whose primary mission is to provide a prosthetic hand to anyone that needs it regardless of socioeconomic status or ability to pay. Each prosthetic hand is fitted to someone in need in a developing country, free of charge by medical professionals.
The teams saw stories of actual people that the project had benefited, highlighting the immeasurable difference that their team building activity would make. In simple terms, it means that someone can work, can support and raise their family, or just complete everyday tasks such as feeding themselves, allowing them to live independently.
The consensus was that the activity had been both engaging and fun, whilst providing them with a real sense of accomplishment that they would be significantly impacting people’s lives.
The teams don’t know where their finished hands may go, but they have previously been distributed to over 95 countries across South America, Africa, and South Asia. Each team wrote a message to their potential recipient and then decorated a bag for it to be delivered in. It is hoped that the recipients will respond to the letters, so who knows, we may be able to update the story in a few months’ time.
For more information on this project please visit: The LN-4 Hand Project (ln4handproject.org)
