The organisation is expanding digital access to selected assistive products, making it easier for South Africans to maintain their mobility equipment while continuing to provide specialist assessment and customised mobility solutions.
At Shonaquip Social Enterprise (ShonaquipSE), our story began almost 30 years ago with a mother’s personal determination to find appropriate seating for her daughter living with cerebral palsy. What started as a personal quest by our Founder, Shona McDonald, evolved into a national movement to dismantle the systemic barriers facing thousands of families across Southern Africa.
Today, ShonaquipSE, a South African organisation dedicated to improving access to assistive technology, has announced the availability of selected products through Amazon South Africa, creating a new and convenient purchasing channel for essential accessories and replacement parts.
Why Digital Access Matters for Everyday Independence
Small replacement parts and daily accessories can make a massive difference in quality of life. Whether it is replacing a worn strap, upgrading a seat cushion, or sourcing maintenance components, practical delays should not stand in the way of daily mobility.
By making trusted products available on Amazon South Africa, we are reducing practical barriers for wheelchair users, parents, and caregivers.
Here is what this launch means for our community:
- Faster, Convenient Ordering: Sourcing everyday accessories and replacement parts is now just a few clicks away.
- Trusted Quality: Every item listed on our Amazon storefront carries the same clinical integrity, safety, and durability you have trusted for nearly three decades.
- Sustainable Social Impact: Every purchase directly supports ShonaquipSE’s social enterprise model, reinvesting in advocacy, outreach, and community support structures.
Convenient E-Commerce Meets Specialist Clinical Care
While we are excited to offer this new digital purchasing pathway, one fundamental principle remains unchanged: digital convenience does not replace clinical expertise.
“Amazon South Africa gives us another opportunity to make selected products easier to access, while our clinical expertise and personalised support remain unchanged. Technology can help remove barriers, but the human connection, assessment and understanding behind every solution remain essential.” — Shona McDonald, Founder & Managing Director
The launch of selected Shonaquip Social Enterprise products on Amazon South Africa has made trusted accessories and replacement parts easier for families to access, supporting customers who require easier purchasing options for products that contribute to everyday mobility and independence. It is an important milestone in improving availability.
“Amazon Marketplace is an additional pathway to access selected products and parts. It allows us to make certain accessories and replacement parts easier to obtain while continuing to provide the specialist clinical support that families depend on.”
A wheelchair is far more than a mobility aid; it is a sophisticated medical tool that influences posture, breathing, communication, and long-term spinal health. Customised mobility solutions, comprehensive postural assessments, and specialised fittings will always require our expert clinical team and partner therapists.
Amazon serves as a convenient tool for maintaining your existing devices, while ShonaquipSE remains your dedicated clinical partner for individual, person-centred mobility care.
Part of a Broader Vision for Accessible Innovation
The launch of selected products on Amazon South Africa forms part of Shonaquip Social Enterprise’s long-term strategy to strengthen every stage of the assistive technology journey.
Alongside expanding access through e-commerce, the organisation continues to invest in African innovation through the Centre for Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship, clinical excellence through specialist seating and mobility services, and locally relevant research through the Rural Assistive Devices Testing Lab.
Together, these initiatives reflect a single purpose: ensuring that more people have access not only to assistive technology, but to the expertise, innovation and support that enable lasting participation and independence.
Explore Our Amazon Storefront Today
Whether you are a parent maintaining your child’s posture support device, an adult user looking for replacement components, or a therapist recommending trusted accessories to a client, we invite you to explore our new online channel.
Together, we are breaking down barriers, expanding impact, and building a world where assistive technology is accessible to everyone who needs it.
Click Here to Visit the ShonaquipSE Amazon South Africa Storefront
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Contact: info@ShonaquipSE.org.za