Mission:

To help impoverished people.

Countries Served:

Haiti, Vietnam, Cambodia, Uganda, Jamaica

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

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Mission:

The World Limb Bank provides the global, Web-based infrastructure for sharing information between suppliers and users of donated prosthetic resources. It's MISSION is to help charities efficiently deploy and world clinics to obtain, prosthetic components that deliver the highest standard of prosthetic care to impoverished amputees worldwide. Its AMBITION is to empower amputees in developing nations thereby transforming societies; establishing a cultural consciousness of amputees as productive and independent citizens. Read More

Countries Served:

GLOBAL: Qualified Clinics from Developing Nations ***LOWER LIMB PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS ONLY***

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Materials, Components, and Equipment

www.limbbank.org

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Mission:

To reach out to people who have experienced limb loss, who lack finacial resources and do not qualify for any other funding assistance, and to provide those individuals with assistance in obtaining appropriate and qualified prosthetic fitting and rehabilitation to live productive and active lives with dignity.

Countries Served:

United States, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Phillipines, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, Cuba,Columbia,Ecuador,Gautemala

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Education, Funding, Prosthetic Fabrication

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

This organization has endorsed the ISPO Code of Conduct for International Non-Governmental Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Mobility Assistance.

www.oandp.com/barr

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Mission:

The Center for International Rehabilitation (CIR) is a Chicago-based not-for-profit organization that develops research, education and advocacy programs to assist people with disabilities worldwide in achieving their full potential.

Countries Served:

The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) and E-learning department serve El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Afghanistan, Tanzania, and India. The International Disability Rights Monitor (IDRM) has produced regional reports covering all countries within Asia and the Americas.

Services Provided:

Education, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

www.cirnetwork.org

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Mission:

The FOOT Foundation – Florida O&P Outreach Team was formed to provide orthotic and prosthetic services to children and adults of impoverished countries. The foundation is also committed to giving back to the local community and will pick one charity that resides in the State of Florida and offer assistance. The FOOT Foundation will not represent any private or public business or any institution. Florida O&P Outreach Team: Improving lives one person at a time.

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Materials, Components, and Equipment

This organization has endorsed the ISPO Code of Conduct for International Non-Governmental Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Mobility Assistance.

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Mission:

HealthWrights is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the health, basic rights, social equality, and self-determination of disadvantaged persons and groups. We believe that health for all people is only possible in a global society where the guiding principles are sharing, mutual assistance, and respect for cultural and individual differences.

Countries Served:

Healthwrights is based in Palo Alto, California but is involved with projects internationally.

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

http://www.healthwrights.org

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Mission:

ISPO-INDIA is a group of Doctors, P&O Professionals and other persons interested in providing Rehabilitation Services, we are working in the rural areas of Bihar, where the number of physically challenged persons is very high. The professionals who are working in big cities, pool their resources to help very poor persons but due to limb fitted resources, we have succeeded in reaching only one percent of such population. This we have achieved by receiving occassional grants from Govt. of India under ADIP schemes, Rotary and other simmillar voluntary organisation. Read More

Countries Served:

INDIA planning to involve with neighbouring countries also

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Funding, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

www.ispo.ws

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Countries Served:

Central America, South East Asia, India, Africa-Sierra Leone, Angola, Tanzania, Uganda, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Columbia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

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Mission:

WE PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL LIMBS,FRACTURE BRACES,ASSISTIVE SUPPORTS TO SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS,,,SO THAT THEY CAN START THERE NEW LIFE OPTIMISTICALLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY,HONOURABLY,INDEPENDENTLY,,,,BECAUSE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,,,,IF ANYONE REALLY WANT TO SEE THE MISERABLE CONDITION OF HUMANBEINGS,,,,JUST HAVE A LOOK ON PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY RETARDED COMMUNITY,,,WE,,MY HUSBAND AND I,,HAVE DECIDE TO PLAY OUR ROLE,,TO REALIZE PRACTICALLY,, TO THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED COMMUNITY. WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE HITTED THE NORTHERN AREAS,,,THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO WERE AT THEIR SCHOOLS AT THAT TIME AND THOUSANDS OF WOMEN ,,WHO WERE AT THEIR HOMES,,THE MAJORITY HAS LOST THEIR LIVES AND REMAINNING SURVIVED BUT WITH INCOMPLETE PHYSICAL BODY,AND UNLUCKILY THE MAJORITY BELONGS TO THE VERY POOR FAMILIES,,,SOME HAS LOST LEGS,,SOME ARMS,,SOME HAS BECAME PARALYSED DUE TO SPINAL CORD INJURY,,AND EVEN AFTER THE 6 MONTHS OF THIS DISASTER,,,,PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING THE SAME HOPELESS LIFE,,,WHAT WE ARE DOING ,,,TRYING OUR BEST TO GIVE THEM NEW INDEPENDENT,SOCIAL,, LIVES,BY THE GRACE OF GOD,,,WE PRAY TO GOD,,,JUST HELP US TO CONTINUE IT,,,AMIN

Countries Served:

PAKISTAN

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/lifeorthopedic/

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Mission:

• To establish the Most Modern Rehabilitation center of South Asian region in the vicinity of Karachi on the lines of developed countries to provide every moral and physical support to the amputees and other patients. • To provide Modular Artificial Limbs (arms &legs) of international quality to the limbless persons all over Pakistan on No Profit No Loss basis while totally Free of Cost to the poor through Zakaat Fund (Special Islamic fund for the poor). • To establish Research and Development center to make the manufacturing of Modular limbs possible in Pakistan on the lowest possible charges to cater the local as well as Regional requirement. Read More

Countries Served:

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladash

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers

www.limbloss.org.pk

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Mission:

New Hope is a non-profit, non government organization that has a complete, modern facility in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for making O&P devices and providing follow-up physical therapy. It provides these services free of charge to the disabled people of Uzbekistan. New Hope depends on contributions of O&P components and financial assistance to continue its work.

Countries Served:

Uzbekistan

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

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Countries Served:

Pakistan

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

www.prtcpakistan.com

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Mission:

To build peace and international friendships through medicine.

Countries Served:

Turkey, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Iraq, Guatemala, Haiti, Philippines

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

This organization has endorsed the ISPO Code of Conduct for International Non-Governmental Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Mobility Assistance.

www.physiciansforpeace.org

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Mission:

Our goal is to provide a variety of quality medical, surgical, paramedical, and dental care for children and some adults, regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation, who could not otherwise afford treatment they need. We also work towards enhancing the capabilities of professionals in the countries in which we work. We encourage Canadians to become involved in service projects both at home and abroad.

Countries Served:

Guatemala, El Salvador, Phillipines

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Funding, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

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Mission:

To restore mobility and independence to disadvantaged amputees worldwide by providing the best available practical solutions for prosthetic care and rehabilitation.

Countries Served:

Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Bolivia

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Funding, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

This organization has endorsed the ISPO Code of Conduct for International Non-Governmental Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Mobility Assistance.

www.pofsea.org

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Mission:

Our mission is to help improve the lives of physically disabled people who require artificial limbs and orthopedic braces.

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Education, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Materials, Components, and Equipment

This organization has endorsed the ISPO Code of Conduct for International Non-Governmental Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Mobility Assistance.

www.prosthetika.org

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Mission:

WE are fortunate to have a team of dedicated persons who have real missionary zeal for social work and helping the poor in respect of healthcare, education and housing. We have been holding awareness camps for AIDS, hepetitis, maternitycare etc. The Govt. also provides us some financial help in providing tricycles, artificial limbs, crutches, and whatever other needs of physically handicapped. Much more needs to be done and whatever we and others are doing is a drop in the ocean. Funds are badly needed to attend to the problems. Read More

Countries Served:

India

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance

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Mission:

Shriners Hospitals for Children - Los Angeles is dedicated to providing personalized, developmentally appropirate care for children with Orthopaedic and Burn Reconstruction needs free of charge regardless of race, sex, creed or naitonal origin. Our staff is committed to assisting patients within the context of their family and community; achieve self-reliance and personal growth while being actively engaged as "Healthcare Leaders", in providing education and research within our community. We honor diversity, encourage open discussion and respect the parent and child's right to participate in the planning of their care. Read More

Countries Served:

Primary region is Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona & New Mexico. In addition Northern Mexico and work with 17 countries around the world. Children are referred to us for treatment through various organizations from around the world with specific areas in Russia, Lithauania, Middle Eastern countries of Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, Africa and Iran. From the Far East Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Phillipines, Korea and China.

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Education, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

www.shrinershq.org

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Mission:

Founded in 1955, the World Rehabilitation Fund is the pioneer organization devoted to the development and implementation of rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities throughout the world. Our mission is to enable people with disabilities in developing and war torn countries to achieve community and social integration through medical, physical, and socio-economic rehabilitation programs. WRF believes that all people, regardless of disability, have the right to participate fully in their communities, to attain education and viable employment. Read More

Countries Served:

World wherever needed

Services Provided:

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Funding, Prosthetic Fabrication, Orthotic Fabrication, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

www.worldrehabfund.org

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Mission:

To call people to a life-changing commitment to serve the poor in the name of Christ.

Countries Served:

Worldwide

Services Provided:

Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Funding, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training

Needs:

Financial Assistance, Volunteers, Materials, Components, and Equipment

www.worldvision.org

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