Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EMPOWER, EDUCATE AND ENGAGE WOMEN AND THEIR LARGER COMMUNITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD:EMPOWER - PROVIDE FREE LIFE-ALTERING ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY THAT ELIMINATES DEBILITATING ARTHRITIS AND RESTORES DISABLED JOINTS SO THAT WOMEN CAN RECLAIM THEIR ABILITY TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. EDUCATE - TRAIN IN-COUNTRY SURGEONS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN SPECIALIZED ORTHOPAEDIC SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGIES SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THEIR PATIENTS. ENGAGE - PROVIDE ROLE MODELS FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN BY PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND HELPING TO EXPAND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT A WOMAN CAN ACCOMPLISH.
TO EMPOWER, EDUCATE & ENGAGE WOMEN & THEIR COMMUNITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD
PRETRIP PLANNING WAS UNDERWAY IN 2019 FOR A TRIP TO GUYANA IN SPRING 2020. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE TRIP WAS NOT CONDUCTED. EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE TRIPS. THE WOGO SURGEONS TRAVEL TO THE MISSION CITY FOR A PRE-TRIP SESSION WHERE THEY MEET WITH LOCAL SURGEONS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO COORDINATE LOGISTICAL DETAILS. THEY WORK WITH LOCAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO SCREEN, EVALUATE AND TAKE X-RAYS OF POTENTIAL SURGICAL CANDIDATES. THE SURGEONS AND THE SUPPORT TEAM SPEND ABOUT A WEEK IN THE MISSION CITY. ALL SURGERIES ARE PERFORMED DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE TRIP TO ENSURE THAT THE WOGO TEAM IS ON HAND TO MONITOR OUTCOMES AND TREAT ANY COMPLICATIONS. THE GOAL IS TO PERFORM AS MANY JOINT RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES, AS TIME AND DONATIONS ALLOW. FOR PATIENTS, THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE INVOLVES PRE AND POST OPERATIVE PATIENT EDUCATION AND A TWO-TO-FOUR DAY STAY IN THE HOSPITAL. REHABILITATION IS THE FOCUS OF THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. PHYSICAL THERAPISTS CONDUCT CLASSES FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TEACHING AND DEMONSTRATING SAFE TECHNIQUES. LOCAL PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ARE TRAINED TO CONTINUE THE HEALING PROCESS FOR THESE PATIENTS AFTER THE WOGO TEAM RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES.THE SURGEONS AND TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN AN OUTREACH ACTIVITY TOWARDS THE END OF EACH TRIP AFTER SURGURIES ARE COMPLETE. THIS IS USUALLY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER NON-PROFIT AND ITS STAFF, SOULS4SOLES, DISTRIBUTING SHOES AND CLOTHING TO THOSE IN NEED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cynthia Murphy Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Marshall-Rodriguez Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Squibb | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jane R Potter | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Sylvia Tylka | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robyn J Hakanson Md | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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