The launch of this new category of prosthesis will be held at the World Congress of prosthesis.

Added values are communicated to loyalize doctors and ensure a prescription of the new product.

Rehabilitation centers will be trained to produce the socket compatible with the system.

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Colombia as one of the most heavily land-mined in the world. Many of the injured people by land mines are children.

The needs of a disabled child are many, the physiological needs of replacing a lost part of their body is one of the priorities.

Funtastic Hand, is a creative prosthetic system designed for kids could use their imagination to make their own prosthetics and have fun at the same time. Designed by industrial designer Carlos Torres. This prosthesis has a special device that allows to connect a functional hand or anything made of LEGO.

During 2 months we collected the LEGO pieces through mailboxes located in schools, kindergartens and toy stores.

This LEGO pieces were brought to La Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería (The Colombian Engineering School) to start the development process of the prosthesis under the lead of Carlos Torres to finally been deliver to the kids in Cirec.

¿How can we create a prosthesis that catches the interest of a kid with disability?

Primary target: Kids between 3 and 12 years old.

Secondary target: Parents and people who want to help kids with disabilities.

Cirec Foundation raises awareness for the kids with no disabilities to help kids with disabilities and show them as normal kids, kids that want to play too but the only difference is that they don´t have a leg or an arm, so by donating one brick of their own LEGO, the kids of the foundation would be able to build their own prosthesis.

First of all, we created a prototype designed by industrial designer Carlos Arturo Torres. This prosthesis has a special device that allows to connect a functional hand or anything made of LEGO.

After some testing, we started the awareness campaign for the kids who wanted to help the kids with disabilities by collecting the LEGO pieces and helping them to reintegrate by playing.

During 2 months we collected the LEGO pieces through mailboxes located in schools, kindergardens, malls and toy stores.

This LEGO pieces were brought to La Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería (The Colombian Engineering School) to start the development process of the prosthesis under the lead of Carlos Arturo Torres to finally been deliver to the kids in Cirec.

At this moment, La Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería (The Colombian Engineering School) is developing 15 more prosthesis, each prosthesis cost around USD3.000 (just the materials). These costs are being covered through money donations of schools, companies and people who want to help.

More than 500 mailboxes were installed at this time, and we´re still collecting more Lego pieces, locating more mailboxes around the country.

But the most important achievement, is the reintegration of the kids to the society and the chance to play again but feeling well in their daily lifes. The donation of the LEGO bricks by the other kids was the way to bring them closer to the problem, make them think about it and take action to help and build the prosthesis.

The prostheses are not designed for children, they are designed for adults.

Funtastic Hand is the first playful prosthesis in the world that it´s a toy at the same time. It´s a mix between technology and LEGO that a kid with disability could build.

It´s easy to use, easy to put and gives autonomy to the kid to develop his imagination. Besides it´s a tool for kids with disability to reintegrate to society and so that they could interact with other kids through playing.

Colombia is one of the most heavily land-mined country in the world. Many of the injured people by land mines are children. An amputation can be the most traumatic episode in children´s lives, the social impact can be traumatic in their lives regardless their disability.

The prosthesis that exist are uncomfortable, unfriendly, kids don´t want to use them and aren´t appropriate for the kids in order to what they want to do: PLAY.

Cirec Foundation has been dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of kids that have lost one of their limbs due the internal conflict, accidents or illness.