2025-05-15T10:19:14-04:00 2024-06-30 273263553 GALLEROS ROBINSON 115 DAVIS STATION RD CREAM RIDGE NJ 08514 990 2023-07-01 135647844 WORLD REHABILITATION FUND WORL 2125326000 16 EAST 40TH STREET 700 NEW YORK NY 10016 DAISY RODRIGUEZ SENIOR VICE PRESIDEN 0021253260 2025-05-12 true LEONORA GALLEROS P00181670 6469210400 2025-05-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAISY RODRIGUEZ 2705325 false X WWW.WORLDREHABFUND.ORG X 1955 NY WRF CONTINUES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY WAR, POVERTY, OR NATURAL DISASTERS. 7 7 3 7 0 2606396 2704365 0 1399 960 0 2607795 2705325 0 0 799317 823042 0 5403 1758087 1854505 2557404 2677547 50391 27778 602825 701591 91460 162306 511365 539285 X WRF MISSION IS TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD WITH FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS AND PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS TO ACHIEVE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION THROUGH PHYSICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC REHABILITATION AND ADVOCACY; AND TO PREVENT DISABILITY AND REDUCE DISADVANTAGE. false false 2333741 WRF PROGRAMS IN LEBANON: WRF WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF ITS PROJECT TITLED "FILLING ASSISTANCE GAPS IN BASIC REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR REFUGEES FROM SYRIA WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR PEERS IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN LEBANON" (6TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 30TH 2022 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023; 7TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2024) IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION (BPRM) AS A GIFT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. REMARKABLY, THIS PROJECT SUCCESS CONTINUES DESPITE THE SEVERE CHALLENGES POSED BY SECURITY THREATS, ONGOING CONFLICT, CURRENCY DEVALUATION, SOCIO- ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, AND POLITICAL CRISES IN LEBANON, WRF HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED PERSON-FOCUSED LIFESAVING AND LIVELIHOOD-ENHANCING ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON REACHING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND THE HARD-TO-REACH, ENSURING THAT THOSE IN GREATEST NEED RECEIVE THE VITAL SUPPORT THEY REQUIRE. IMPACTS: WRF WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE PERSON-SPECIFIC AND PERSONALISED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO 5,703 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS) AND PERSONS WITH TEMPORARY FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS (PTFL) IN NEED ALL OVER LEBANON AND SUPPORT ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS FOR 29 COMMUNITY SERVICES ENTITIES TO REDUCE PHYSICAL BARRIERS TO SAFE ACCESSIBILITY TO PWDS. WRF- LEBANON CONDUCTED COMMUNITY-FOCUSED AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY (CFAA) INTERVENTIONS ON DISABILITY, REHABILITATION, AND INCLUSION. ADDITIONALLY, FRONT-LINE WRF STAFF, ENGAGED PROJECT BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN NEED WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ADVICE, SELF-CARE AND HOME CARE ADVICE, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION ADVICE, AND AS NEEDED FOLLOW-UP. WRF-LEBANON ALSO ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES IN NEED, THROUGH ITS REFERRAL SYSTEM, BY CONNECTING THEM WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HELP. ASSISTANCE SERVICES INCLUDED: - FITTED PROSTHETIC AND/OR ORTHOTIC DEVICES, AND MOBILITY AIDS. - REHABILITATION AIDS, SELF-CARE SUPPLIES & REHABILITATION SUPPLIES (DIAPERS, URINE BAGS, WHEELCHAIRS, CRUTCHES, PRESSURE RELIEF MATTRESSES, ETC.) - PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PSYCHO-MOTOR, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPIES - FITTED HEARING AIDS, PARENTAL GUIDANCE, AND INITIATION TO SPEECH THERAPY. - PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES AND VISUAL AIDS. (WHITE CANES AND MAGNIFIERS) - BASIC BARRIER FREE ALTERATIONS AND CAR MODIFICATIONS. - SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND REFERRAL ADVICE. IMPACT AND REACH: THE PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR SERVED 5,703 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDED 2,971 REFUGEES FROM SYRIA, 2,578 LEBANESE FROM HOST COMMUNITIES, AND 154 FROM OTHER NATIONALITIES. AS FOR THE TYPE OF DISABILITY, 2,671 SUFFERED FROM VISION IMPAIRMENTS, 1,568 FROM PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS OR DISABILITIES, 420 FROM HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, 46 FROM INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, 23 FROM AUTISM, 585 FROM MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, AND 90 FROM OTHER DISABILITIES. 3,011 (52.08%) OF THESE BENEFICIARIES WERE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE. THE BENEFICIARIES WERE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - 2,671 VISION CORRECTION AIDS, MAINLY EYEGLASSES. - 1,568 REHABILITATION AIDS AND SELF/HOME-CARE SUPPLIES. - 616 PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PSYCHO-MOTOR, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY. - 420 HEARING AIDS. - 122 PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND 320 ORTHOTIC DEVICES. - 106 SPECIAL REHABILITATION DEVICES - 29 ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS (BASIC BARRIER-FREE HOME AND AUTOMOBILE ADAPTATIONS). IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SEVERAL BENEFICIARIES WERE PROVIDED WITH MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF SERVICE. THIS PROJECT ALSO ENABLED WRF TO: - SUPPORT IN STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING SIX COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) SERVICES PROGRAMS IN 8 DIFFERENT AREAS. - PROVIDE PARTNER NATIVE ENTITIES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING, COACHING, AND MENTORING. - EXERCISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES. - CONTRIBUTE TO NATION-WIDE COORDINATION EFFORTS. SHORT TERM PROJECTS THIS YEAR, WRF IN COLLABORATION WITH PROSTHETIKA HAVE UNDERTAKEN TWO PROSTHETICS/ORTHOTICS PROJECTS IN GUYANA AND UKRAINE. THESE TRAINING CONSISTS IN FURTHER TRAINING THE THERAPIST'S AND PROSTHETIST'S CLINICIANS, INTRODUCING UPDATED MODERN PROSTHESES TECHNOLOGIES, AND SERVICING THE LOCAL DISABLED INDIGENT. GUYANA PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT FEBRUARY 2024 - WRF AND PROSTHETIKA, INC. CONDUCTED A FIFTH PROSTHETIC/ORTHOTIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT IN GUYANA AT PTOLEMY REID REHABILITATION CENTER (PRRC). PROJECT OBJECTIVES: - TRAIN PRRC STAFF (PROSTHETISTS AND THERAPISTS) IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, IN ASSESSMENTS, PLANNING, FITTING, AND TRAINING OF LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES. - FIT A GROUP OF LOWER LIMBS BENEFICIARIES WITH PROPER PROSTHESES INCLUDING ASSESSMENTS, MEASURING, CASTING, DESIGN, FABRICATING, FITTING, ADJUSTING, AND TRAINING. - MASTERY OF THE KISS SYSTEM (UTILIZING A SILICONE GEL LINER TO ATTACH STRAP TO PROSTHESIS) - TRAIN PROSTHETISTS AND TECHNICIANS IN THE SKILLS OF FABRICATING SUB ISCHIAL VACUUM SUSPENSION DESIGNS. - TRAIN PHYSICAL THERAPISTS IN THE SKILLS OF GAIT TRAINING LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES IMPACT: - 38 BENEFICIARIES WERE EVALUATED, MEASURED, AND CAST. - 23 BENEFICIARIES FITTED DURING THE TRAINING. ALL THE BENEFICIARIES SERVED WERE ADULTS WITH LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION. ALMOST ALL THE BENEFICIARIES HAD BEEN DISABLED DUE TO DIABETES OR TRAUMATIC EVENTS. TWO CASES WERE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE DISABILITY WAS CONGENITAL. - PT TRAINED AND EDUCATED - TRAINEES' SKILLS ACQUIRED: KISS SYSTEM, VACUUM MOLDING OF FOAM LINER, SUCTION SOCKET CASTING, FITTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING, THERMOPLASTIC SOCKET FORMING TECHNIQUES, ALIGNMENT AND GAIT TRAINING, AND PHYSIOTHERAPY. THE TRAINEES HAD MASTERED THE SKILLS TAUGHT SUFFICIENTLY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES FOR AFFLICTED BENEFICIARIES IN THE FUTURE. UKRAINE PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT: RESTORING EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINIANS WHO LOST BOTH LIMBS. MARCH 2024 - WRF, WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF AN ANONYMOUS FOUNDATION PARTNERED ON A 3RD TRAINING WITH PROSTHETIKA, AND AN AMERICAN NGO "ENHANCING SKILLS FOR LIFE" TO TACKLE THE IMPROVEMENT OF UKRAINIAN SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO HELP DISABLED PERSONS, PRIMARILY UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED DISABILITIES AMIDST THEIR FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA. - THE INITIATIVE HAS LED TO THE FORMATION OF A UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATION OF REHABILITATION PROVIDERS - PROTEZ HUB. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES REHABILITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM TEN REHABILITATION CENTERS FROM NINE DIFFERENT AREAS OF UKRAINE. - THE 3RD TRAINING WAS HELD IN IVANO-FRANKVSK, UKRAINE. - THE EVENT WAS A COMBINATION OF A SKILLS FOR LIFE WORKSHOP AND A PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE HUMANITARIAN TRAIN. - IT WAS SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST TWO OR MORE LIMBS. - SEVEN HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPERTS FROM ENHANCING SKILLS FOR LIFE VISITED UKRAINE, INCLUDING ORTHOTISTS AND EXPERTS IN PERFORMING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING WITH THE USE OF PROSTHESES. TRAINEES INCLUDED: - 20 UKRAINIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS. - 5 PROSTHETISTS. - 16 UKRAINIAN BENEFICIARIES SERVED WERE: - 6 BILATERAL UPPER LIMB BENEFICIARIES WERE FITTED WITH FUNCTIONAL PROSTHESES. - 10 WITH BILATERAL UPPER LIMB WERE TRAINED IN THE USE OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR DAILY LIFE. 2333741 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 3 true false true LE false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false NY NJ X X X ANA MARCELINO 2125326000 16 EAST 40TH STREET SUITE 700 NEW YORK NY 10016 DR NADIM KARAM EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 139552 0 23458 ANA A MARCELINO FINANCIAL OF 35.00 X 125415 0 20511 DAISY RODRIGUEZ SENIOR VICE 35.00 X 65000 0 17851 ROBERTA WELZ VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD A DRUCKER CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN D HEYMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARILYN MOFFAT SALANT VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN R FLANAGAN MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL F PRYOR IV BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILIE PRYOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR KRISTJAN T RAGNARSSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 329967 61820 2 false true false 2625697 78668 2704365 960 960 2705325 960 X 377986 153131 224855 351410 335779 15631 67597 67597 26049 10330 15719 5000 5000 36000 11250 24750 347830 341280 2050 4500 57085 38738 18347 70174 46174 24000 44016 35808 8208 REHABILITATION AND TRAINI 1250256 1250256 VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT 32112 32112 MISCELLANEOUS 12032 6286 4843 903 2677547 2333741 338403 5403 161821 214171 314495 315442 123546 147788 2963 3006 21184 602825 701591 91460 162306 91460 162306 X 508223 536143 3142 3142 511365 539285 602825 701591 27778 142 X X false true X true true true X 1864874 2488327 2725658 2606396 2704365 12389620 1864874 2488327 2725658 2606396 2704365 12389620 12389620 1182 938 974 1417 960 5471 12395091 0.99960 0.99920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 2705467 142 142 2705325 2705325 2677547 2677547 2677547 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES THE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2021. false MIDDLE EAST 1 20 PROGRAM SERVICES REHABILITATION SERVI 2625697 SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICES REHABILITATION & EDU 10000 EASTERN EUROPE PROGRAM SERVICES REHABILITATION & EDU 5000 1 20 1 20 2640697 2640697 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 MIDDLE EAST 2,625,697 0 SOUTH AMERICA 10,000 0 EASTERN EUROPE 5,000 0 X false false false false false false false false false DR NADIM KARAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 139552 23458 163010 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WRF MISSION IS TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD WITH FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS AND PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS TO ACHIEVE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION THROUGH PHYSICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC REHABILITATION AND ADVOCACY; AND TO PREVENT DISABILITY AND REDUCE DISADVANTAGE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A WRF PROGRAMS IN LEBANON: WRF WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF ITS PROJECT TITLED "FILLING ASSISTANCE GAPS IN BASIC REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR REFUGEES FROM SYRIA WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR PEERS IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN LEBANON" (6TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 30TH 2022 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023; 7TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2024) IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION (BPRM) AS A GIFT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. REMARKABLY, THIS PROJECT SUCCESS CONTINUES DESPITE THE SEVERE CHALLENGES POSED BY SECURITY THREATS, ONGOING CONFLICT, CURRENCY DEVALUATION, SOCIO- ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, AND POLITICAL CRISES IN LEBANON, WRF HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED PERSON-FOCUSED LIFESAVING AND LIVELIHOOD-ENHANCING ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON REACHING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND THE HARD-TO-REACH, ENSURING THAT THOSE IN GREATEST NEED RECEIVE THE VITAL SUPPORT THEY REQUIRE. IMPACTS: WRF WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE PERSON-SPECIFIC AND PERSONALISED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO 5,703 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS) AND PERSONS WITH TEMPORARY FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS (PTFL) IN NEED ALL OVER LEBANON AND SUPPORT ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS FOR 29 COMMUNITY SERVICES ENTITIES TO REDUCE PHYSICAL BARRIERS TO SAFE ACCESSIBILITY TO PWDS. WRF- LEBANON CONDUCTED COMMUNITY-FOCUSED AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY (CFAA) INTERVENTIONS ON DISABILITY, REHABILITATION, AND INCLUSION. ADDITIONALLY, FRONT-LINE WRF STAFF, ENGAGED PROJECT BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN NEED WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ADVICE, SELF-CARE AND HOME CARE ADVICE, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION ADVICE, AND AS NEEDED FOLLOW-UP. WRF-LEBANON ALSO ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES IN NEED, THROUGH ITS REFERRAL SYSTEM, BY CONNECTING THEM WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HELP. ASSISTANCE SERVICES INCLUDED: - FITTED PROSTHETIC AND/OR ORTHOTIC DEVICES, AND MOBILITY AIDS. - REHABILITATION AIDS, SELF-CARE SUPPLIES & REHABILITATION SUPPLIES (DIAPERS, URINE BAGS, WHEELCHAIRS, CRUTCHES, PRESSURE RELIEF MATTRESSES, ETC.) - PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PSYCHO-MOTOR, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPIES - FITTED HEARING AIDS, PARENTAL GUIDANCE, AND INITIATION TO SPEECH THERAPY. - PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES AND VISUAL AIDS. (WHITE CANES AND MAGNIFIERS) - BASIC BARRIER FREE ALTERATIONS AND CAR MODIFICATIONS. - SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND REFERRAL ADVICE. IMPACT AND REACH: THE PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR SERVED 5,703 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDED 2,971 REFUGEES FROM SYRIA, 2,578 LEBANESE FROM HOST COMMUNITIES, AND 154 FROM OTHER NATIONALITIES. AS FOR THE TYPE OF DISABILITY, 2,671 SUFFERED FROM VISION IMPAIRMENTS, 1,568 FROM PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS OR DISABILITIES, 420 FROM HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, 46 FROM INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, 23 FROM AUTISM, 585 FROM MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, AND 90 FROM OTHER DISABILITIES. 3,011 (52.08%) OF THESE BENEFICIARIES WERE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE. THE BENEFICIARIES WERE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - 2,671 VISION CORRECTION AIDS, MAINLY EYEGLASSES. - 1,568 REHABILITATION AIDS AND SELF/HOME-CARE SUPPLIES. - 616 PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PSYCHO-MOTOR, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY. - 420 HEARING AIDS. - 122 PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND 320 ORTHOTIC DEVICES. - 106 SPECIAL REHABILITATION DEVICES - 29 ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS (BASIC BARRIER-FREE HOME AND AUTOMOBILE ADAPTATIONS). IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SEVERAL BENEFICIARIES WERE PROVIDED WITH MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF SERVICE. THIS PROJECT ALSO ENABLED WRF TO: - SUPPORT IN STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING SIX COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) SERVICES PROGRAMS IN 8 DIFFERENT AREAS. - PROVIDE PARTNER NATIVE ENTITIES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING, COACHING, AND MENTORING. - EXERCISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES. - CONTRIBUTE TO NATION-WIDE COORDINATION EFFORTS. SHORT TERM PROJECTS THIS YEAR, WRF IN COLLABORATION WITH PROSTHETIKA HAVE UNDERTAKEN TWO PROSTHETICS/ORTHOTICS PROJECTS IN GUYANA AND UKRAINE. THESE TRAINING CONSISTS IN FURTHER TRAINING THE THERAPIST'S AND PROSTHETIST'S CLINICIANS, INTRODUCING UPDATED MODERN PROSTHESES TECHNOLOGIES, AND SERVICING THE LOCAL DISABLED INDIGENT. GUYANA PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT FEBRUARY 2024 - WRF AND PROSTHETIKA, INC. CONDUCTED A FIFTH PROSTHETIC/ORTHOTIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT IN GUYANA AT PTOLEMY REID REHABILITATION CENTER (PRRC). PROJECT OBJECTIVES: - TRAIN PRRC STAFF (PROSTHETISTS AND THERAPISTS) IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, IN ASSESSMENTS, PLANNING, FITTING, AND TRAINING OF LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES. - FIT A GROUP OF LOWER LIMBS BENEFICIARIES WITH PROPER PROSTHESES INCLUDING ASSESSMENTS, MEASURING, CASTING, DESIGN, FABRICATING, FITTING, ADJUSTING, AND TRAINING. - MASTERY OF THE KISS SYSTEM (UTILIZING A SILICONE GEL LINER TO ATTACH STRAP TO PROSTHESIS) - TRAIN PROSTHETISTS AND TECHNICIANS IN THE SKILLS OF FABRICATING SUB ISCHIAL VACUUM SUSPENSION DESIGNS. - TRAIN PHYSICAL THERAPISTS IN THE SKILLS OF GAIT TRAINING LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES IMPACT: - 38 BENEFICIARIES WERE EVALUATED, MEASURED, AND CAST. - 23 BENEFICIARIES FITTED DURING THE TRAINING. ALL THE BENEFICIARIES SERVED WERE ADULTS WITH LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION. ALMOST ALL THE BENEFICIARIES HAD BEEN DISABLED DUE TO DIABETES OR TRAUMATIC EVENTS. TWO CASES WERE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE DISABILITY WAS CONGENITAL. - PT TRAINED AND EDUCATED - TRAINEES' SKILLS ACQUIRED: KISS SYSTEM, VACUUM MOLDING OF FOAM LINER, SUCTION SOCKET CASTING, FITTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING, THERMOPLASTIC SOCKET FORMING TECHNIQUES, ALIGNMENT AND GAIT TRAINING, AND PHYSIOTHERAPY. THE TRAINEES HAD MASTERED THE SKILLS TAUGHT SUFFICIENTLY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES FOR AFFLICTED BENEFICIARIES IN THE FUTURE. UKRAINE PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT: RESTORING EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINIANS WHO LOST BOTH LIMBS. MARCH 2024 - WRF, WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF AN ANONYMOUS FOUNDATION PARTNERED ON A 3RD TRAINING WITH PROSTHETIKA, AND AN AMERICAN NGO "ENHANCING SKILLS FOR LIFE" TO TACKLE THE IMPROVEMENT OF UKRAINIAN SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO HELP DISABLED PERSONS, PRIMARILY UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED DISABILITIES AMIDST THEIR FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA. - THE INITIATIVE HAS LED TO THE FORMATION OF A UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATION OF REHABILITATION PROVIDERS - PROTEZ HUB. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES REHABILITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM TEN REHABILITATION CENTERS FROM NINE DIFFERENT AREAS OF UKRAINE. - THE 3RD TRAINING WAS HELD IN IVANO-FRANKVSK, UKRAINE. - THE EVENT WAS A COMBINATION OF A SKILLS FOR LIFE WORKSHOP AND A PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE HUMANITARIAN TRAIN. - IT WAS SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST TWO OR MORE LIMBS. - SEVEN HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPERTS FROM ENHANCING SKILLS FOR LIFE VISITED UKRAINE, INCLUDING ORTHOTISTS AND EXPERTS IN PERFORMING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING WITH THE USE OF PROSTHESES. TRAINEES INCLUDED: - 20 UKRAINIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS. - 5 PROSTHETISTS. - 16 UKRAINIAN BENEFICIARIES SERVED WERE: - 6 BILATERAL UPPER LIMB BENEFICIARIES WERE FITTED WITH FUNCTIONAL PROSTHESES. - 10 WITH BILATERAL UPPER LIMB WERE TRAINED IN THE USE OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR DAILY LIFE. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B LEBANON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 SAMUEL F. PRYOR IV EMILE PRYOR BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B GOVERNING BODY IS GIVEN A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND THEN APPROVES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES AREASKED TO DISCLOSE AND REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH EITHER THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE,GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROCUREMENT CONSULTANTS 162,598 0 0 MEDICAL CONSULTANTS 109,986 0 0 OTHER CONSULTANTS 65,250 0 4,500 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 3,446 2,050 0 TOTAL 341,280 2,050 4,500 FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.