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For the month of June, 2025, we shipped supplies to Dominican Republic (2 shipments), India, Kenya (3 shipments), Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan (2 shipments), Philippines (3 shipments), South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela (7 shipments), and Zimbabwe for a total…

We have now shipped to another new country for the first time! In July we shipped supplies to Georgia.

For the month of May, 2025, we shipped supplies to Dominican Republic (2 shipments), India, Kenya (2 shipments), Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines (3 shipments), South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, and Venezuela (6 shipments) for a total of 20 shipments….

Are you ready to help us through our expansion? If so, click here to learn where we currently need volunteer help (short term), or become a Board Member. Our growth has caused us to be in major need of new…

For the month of April, 2025, we shipped supplies to Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal (3 shipments), Nigeria (2 shipments), Trinidad & Tobago (2 shipments), Uganda, and Zimbabwe for a total of 17 shipments. For…

Are you ready to help us through our expansion? If so, click here to learn where we currently need volunteer help (short term), or become a Board Member. Our growth has caused us to be in major need of new…

We have made 165 shipments to date during this Fiscal Year, beginning August 1, 2024!

For the month of March, 2025, we shipped supplies to Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, Kenya (2 shipments), Mexico, Montenegro, Pakistan, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela (5 shipments), and Zimbabwe (2 shipments) for a total of 16 shipments. For the month of April,…

Are you ready to help us through our expansion? If so, click here to learn where we currently need volunteer help (short term), or become a Board Member. If you possess these skills and want to join our 40-year mission,…

For the month of February, 2025, we shipped supplies to Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Trinidad & Tobago (2 shipments), Uganda, Zimbabwe (2 shipments) for a total of 14 shipments. For the month of March, 2025,…

Watch for the release of our Spring, 2025 Newsletter, chock full of great stories, an all-new Ostomy Pearls and other articles that will inform and warm your heart! Reminder, if you aren’t already receiving the newsletter by email, click here…

For the month of January, 2025, we shipped supplies to Kenya (2 shipments), Madagascar, Mexico (3 shipments), Nigeria (2 shipments), Philippines, Venezuela (4 shipments), Zimbabwe. for a total of 14 shipments. For the month of February, 2025, we sent 14…

We are always seeking volunteers for help us at FOW-USA…remotely, anywhere in the USA and/or at our warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky. Interested? Please email us at info@fowusa.org and a Director will get back to you.

For the month of December, 2024, we shipped supplies to El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya (3 shipments), Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Zimbabwe (3 shipments) for a total of 16 shipments. For the month of…

We are always seeking volunteers for help us at FOW-USA…remotely, anywhere in the USA and/or at our warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky. Interested? Please email us at info@fowusa.org and a Director will get back to you.

Welcome back to the Board as our Industry Advisor from Coloplast, David Eyngorn and a heartfelt thanks to Marisa Steele for her great contributions to our Board. We wish her well in her new role at Coloplast.

For the month of November, 2024, we shipped supplies to Cameroon, Cuba, El Salvador, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya (3 shipments), Lebanon, Mauritius, Mexico (2 shipments), Montenegro, Nepal, Nigeria (8 shipments), Pakistan, Philippines (3 shipments), Senegal, Trinidad & Tobago (4 shipments), Venezuela…

Plan to stop by our booth at the 2025 UOAA 9th National Conference being held August 14-16, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Florida! Registration opens January 1, 2025 with early bird pricing though May 31.

For the month of October, 2024, we shipped supplies to Ghana, Kenya (2 shipments), Mexico (2 shipments), Nepal, Nigeria (5 shipments), Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela (5 shipments) for a total of 20 shipments. For the month of…

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For the month of September, 2024, we shipped supplies to Belize, Commonwealth of Dominica, Jamaica, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius (2 shipments), Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria (3 shipments), South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago. for a total of 16 shipments. For…

Congratulations to our 2024 Service Award Winners, Cindy Barefield and Ginger Salvadalena who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to FOW-USA! Both received a gift card as a token of our appreciation. Read about their history with FOW-USA in the…

Read The FOW Fall 2024 Newsletter Here The Fall Newsletter will be available on our website in mid-November and be sure to read it and also sign up for the digital version as this will be our last printed, mailed…

For the month of August, 2024, we shipped supplies to Belarus, Ghana, Kenya (4 shipments), Libya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria (6 shipments), Philippines, South Africa, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Zambia for a total of 24 shipments. For the month…

We have shipped to our 103rd country; the Commonwealth of Dominica!  

Fall always brings us some new topics to share. Our annual “big” board meeting is in October where we tackle strategies for the future and we also release our Fall Newsletter in November. Be sure to watch for it!

For the month of July, 2024, we shipped supplies to Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria (17 shipments), Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda (3 shipments), Venezuela (2 shipments), Zimbabwe (2 shipments) for a total of 33 shipments. For…

We are almost at a retail value of 33 Million Dollars’ worth of donated supplies that we have shipped to ostomates in need outside of the United States. Thank you supply donors for sending them to us and to financial…

Our 2024 Fiscal Year ended on July 31, 2024 and the link to our Annual Report has been placed on the About Us Page! Thank you all who made our year a successful one!

For the month of June, 2024, we shipped supplies to Cuba, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mexico (2 shipments), Montenegro (2 shipments), Nepal (2 shipments), Nigeria (8 shipments), Philippines (4 shipments), South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago (4 shipments), Venezuela (2 shipments) for…

As we begin our new fiscal year, a huge thank you to Cindy Barefield who completed her 5th year as President and now moves to Immediate Past President, to Jan Colwell who is now President and to Ann Favreau, moving…

For the month of May, 2024, we shipped supplies to Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kenya (2 shipments); Libya; Morocco; Nepal (2 shipments); Nigeria (3 shipments); Pakistan; Palestine; Philippines (2 shipments); Qatar; Rwanda; Trinidad & Tobago; Ukraine; Venezuela; Zambia; Zimbabwe…

We now are on LinkedIn! Be sure if you have a LinkedIn account you follow us there, like our page, cross post and enjoy what we add to our content!

Our updated 2024 PowerPoints are now available on our website under the Resources Tab! There are two versions, our English version and the Spanish version. We have our ally in Puerto Rico, Martha Velez de Nieves, to thank for translating…

For the month of April, 2024, we shipped supplies to Cuba, Ecuador, Kenya (3 shipments), Mexico (2 shipments), Mongolia, Nepal (2 shipments), Nigeria (5 shipments), Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago (3 shipments), Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe for a total…

Click here for our Spring, 2024 Newsletter which is chock full of great information!

For the month of March, 2024, we shipped supplies to Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana (2 shipments), Haiti, Kenya, Mexico (2 shipments), Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria (2 shipments), Pakistan, Trinidad & Tobago (3 shipments), Uganda, Venezuela (4 shipments) for a total of…

Watch for our Spring, 2024 Newsletter which is chock full of great information! It will hit your in-box in May! Not on our mailing list? Be sure to go to our website, click on our Newsletters Tab and request our…

For the month of February, 2024, we shipped supplies to Albania, Cuba, Ghana, Guatemala, Iraq, Kenya (2 shipments), Libya, Malawi, Mexico (2 shipments), Nepal, Nigeria (3 shipments), Pakistan, Philippines (10 shipments), Romania, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Zimbabwe for…

For the month of January, 2024, we shipped supplies to Bahamas, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana (3 shipments), Honduras, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya (2 shipments), Liberia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria (2 shipments), Pakistan, Philippines (13 shipments), South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, and…

For the month of December, 2023, we shipped supplies to Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Zimbabwe. For the month of January, 2024, we have sent shipments of supplies so far to Bahamas, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana (3 shipments), Honduras,…

We are off to another record year of shipping. As of 1/8/24, we have already made 134 shipments to countries outside of the U.S. Our 2024 Fiscal Year started August 1, 2023. Compared to 84 shipments made in the same…

For the month of November, 2023 we shipped supplies to Cuba, Dominican Republic (2 shipments), Ghana (2 shipments), Guatemala, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mexico (2 shipments), Nigeria, Philippines (6 shipments), Qatar, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe totaling 23 shipments. For…

We wish everyone a very Happy and HEALTHY New Year and thank all donors who help make our mission a reality!

For the month of October, 2023 we shipped supplies to Cuba, Ghana, India, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal (2 shipments), Nigeria (3 shipments), Philippines (5 shipments), Uganda and Zambia, totaling 17 shipments. For the month of November 2023, we have sent 23…

Interested in volunteering for FOW-USA? We are always looking for a few good like-minded candidates to help us fulfill our mission. Is it you? No need to live in Louisville, KY, where our warehouse is located unless you want to…

For the month of September, 2023 we shipped supplies to Afghanistan, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ghana (2 shipments), Guatemala, Jamaica, Kenya (3 shipments), Mauritius (2 shipments) Mexico (3 shipments), Nigeria (4 shipments), Pakistan, Philippines (7 shipments), South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia….

Check out the website under Newsletters to read the full 8-page color Fall 2023 edition!