Moamen Abu Raida, 29, a Palestinian technician, searches for spare parts at a scrap market in Bani Suhaila, a town east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Using discarded materials and rudimentary equipment at a cost of 850 shekels (US$261), Abu Raida builds small electric vehicles used by the elderly and people with disabilities. AFP
Moamen Abu Raida, 29, a Palestinian technician, searches for spare parts at a scrap market in Bani Suhaila, a town east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Using discarded materials and rudimentary equipment at a cost of 850 shekels (US$261), Abu Raida builds small electric vehicles used by the elderly and people with disabilities. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Zain, 5, a Palestinian boy with a disability, rides an electric vehicle assembled by Abu Raida, who is seen in the background, in Bani Suhaila. AFP
Zain, 5, a Palestinian boy with a disability, rides an electric vehicle assembled by Abu Raida, who is seen in the background, in Bani Suhaila. AFP
The mother of Zain, a five-year-old Palestinian boy with disability, holds his hand as he sits atop an electric vehicle assembled by Abu Raida in Bani Suhaila, a town east of Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. AFP
The mother of Zain, a five-year-old Palestinian boy with disability, holds his hand as he sits atop an electric vehicle assembled by Abu Raida in Bani Suhaila, a town east of Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. AFP
Abu Raida searches for spare parts at a scrap market in Bani Suhaila. AFP
Abu Raida searches for spare parts at a scrap market in Bani Suhaila. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida assembles an electric vehicle at his workshop. AFP
Abu Raida test-rides a small electric vehicle he assembled. AFP
Abu Raida test-rides a small electric vehicle he assembled. AFP

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Man uses scrap and spare parts to build electric scooters in Gaza - in pictures

Moamen Abu Raida, a Palestinian technician, uses discarded materials to build small electric vehicles for the elderly and people with disabilities

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February 15, 2021

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