Fayoum Woman Who Delivers Bread Receives Electric Wheelchair for Her Husband

A woman in Tamiya, in Egypt’s Fayoum governorate, has received an electric wheelchair for her husband, who has been left partially paralysed.

Known as Umm Shaaban, she took on bread deliveries to shops using a motorised cargo tricycle after her husband became ill.

The wheelchair was provided in response to coverage of her circumstances, which drew attention to her work and her husband’s condition.

Her story highlights the responsibilities she has shouldered since his illness, taking to the streets to deliver bread while her husband faces limited mobility.