We are the only organization in Canada that supports Ostomates globally. We collect invaluable donations from our product partners across Canada, which we sort, pack and ship to countries including Ukraine, Kenya, and Iran, where basic ostomy supplies are either not available or not affordable. These essential supplies that we send are invaluable to Ostomates …
This Giving Tuesday, please consider a donation to allow us to grow our impact, supporting ostomates in need overseas. We are volunteer-led and run. Thanks to our volunteers and product donors, every dollar that you donate goes directly to getting ostomy supplies into the hands of those in need. Thank you from all of us …
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So many are suffering in Ukraine as a result of the ongoing atrocities. Amongst those impacted are Ukrainians living with ostomies. For these individuals, war has severely impacted access to essential medical supplies. We have been able to send 4 shipments of medical supplies to Ukraine so far in 2022 – 3 to Kyiv and 1 to …
Did you know that Friends of Ostomates Worldwide (Canada) is the only non-profit organization in Canada, one of just a handful globally, that supports less fortunate ostomates worldwide by enabling access to essential medical supplies? Ostomy surgeries are performed around the world with little thought to post-operative care and the ongoing needs of patients. Living …
We get emails Received June 17, 2022 Hello Lorne Yesterday, my sister living in the capital Addis Ababa received the urostomy supplies you sent me. I want to thank fowc.ca and all the responsive staff. Thank you Lorne for your humanitarian attention. As soon as I receive it from my sister, I will give you …
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On June 6, 2022, FOWC received a phone call from Mercy Medical Canada requesting assistance to provide ostomy supplies to ostomates in Karkive, one of the war-torn cities in Eastern Ukraine. Mercy Medical Canada reached out to FOWC for help since they do not usually distribute ostomy supplies. FOWC has its warehouse, so volunteers were …
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