Associate Professor, Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering at University of Victoria. Design Engineer in R&D of advanced medical devices and upper limb prosthetics.
Today in our 10-year spotlight series: Nepal 🇳🇵
Watch below to learn about Angel, a little boy who lost his arm due to burns from a fire.
Donate to our 10th Birthday Campaign to continue changing lives like Angel’s: https://t.co/Q7WdZzpjtp
#Nepal#Prosthetic#AccessibleCare
Today in our 10-year spotlight series: Haiti 🇭🇹
We began in 2016 with Healing Hands, and now support PrOPhy Care in continuing prosthetic care locally. 🦾
Help continue delivering care in Haiti
Donate now🔗 https://t.co/Q7WdZzpjtp
Next up is Nepal! Stay tuned! 👀🇳🇵
#Haiti
Thank you to the Canadian Ambassador to Austria, Troy Lulashnyk, Founder of the Zero Project, Martin Essl, and CEO of the Zero Project, Michael Fembek, for presenting the award, as well as all @ZeroProjectorg team members for their impactful presence at the event!🌱
#zerocon25
This March, we are launching the #MonthlyMarch campaign to promote recurring donations. We encourage you to spread the word and highlight the importance of supporting #Canadiancharities that are changing the world.
Head to https://t.co/oGmyx9TKK0 to learn more!🍁
Thanks to your incredible generosity, we far exceeded our goal and raised nearly $70,000 for Giving Tuesday 2024 to support prosthetic care in Ukraine! 💙🦾
THANK YOU for standing with us and making an impact!
#GivingTuesday#VictoriaHandProject#SupportUkraine
Giving Tuesday 2024 is here! Today, October 22nd, marks the launch of our campaign. This year we’re focused on the goal to raise $50,000 to support our Ukrainian partners. 💛💙
Go to https://t.co/7lFO1AYIJj to learn more today!
#GiveHope#GivingTuesday#GivingTuesdayCA
Join us in celebrating the inaugural National Orthotics and Prosthetics Day!
Today highlights and promotes the professions of O&P practitioners as well as the people whose lives are changed by these professionals.
Check out https://t.co/05NvRFG8D5 to learn more ⬅
Last year, our CEO Michael Peirone travelled to our partners at St. Luke’s Orthopaedic and Trauma Hospital in Kenya to introduce our above-elbow prosthetic device. During the trip 6 people were provided with custom prosthetic arms.
Learn more at: https://t.co/k240I8L57C
Victoria Hand Project is proud to welcome Sarah Mack and Adriel Ellis as our Fall 2024 co-op students! We are so grateful to have them contributing their talents towards our mission. Please join us in welcoming our newest team members! 👏
#engineeringstudents
Happy #InternationalDayOfCharity ! Victoria Hand Project wishes to thank everyone that has supported our charitable mission. So many lives have been changed thanks to your generosity and kindness. Thank you!
Check out https://t.co/BaIPXQnj9Q to learn more.
Tomorrow, August 24th, 2024, is Ukrainian Independence Day. On this day, we celebrate Ukraine’s bravery and resilience as people and a country. Slava Ukraini! Happy Independence Day to Ukraine! 🇺🇦🕊️
#makenoiseforukraine#standwithukraine
Meet Abdelrahman, a 20 year-old business administration student in his final year. In 2022, tragic accident with a rock-cutting machine ultimately resulted in his arm being amputated above the elbow.
Please consider helping Egyptians in need today, go to https://t.co/J525DUfSfs
Abby is attending the @AmputeesUSA National Convention 2024 in Atlanta this week! She is there to represent Victoria Hand Project as a prosthetic design company supporting amputees in-need in North America.
Abby met up with our good friend Darryl from @MarinsMed!
Meet El-Shaib, a 45 year-old man from Egypt who lost his forearm in a tragic accident. Help us provide prosthetic arms to Egyptians in-need today by telling people you know about our #fundraiser and by donating to our Hands of Hope in #Egypt campaign.
Thank you! 💛
@vichandproject uses 3D printing to create custom prosthetic hands for those in need in underserved communities. Not only do they deliver devices, they empower communities by training them to use 3D printers and produce these life-changing devices locally. https://t.co/W0F0HCsP1D
In partnership with Custom Prosthetic Services, the VHP team helped fit Bob with a Victoria Hand during his visit to Victoria! Check out our website for more updates on our North American expansion: https://t.co/nUYH7z7hdL
#northamerica#prosthetics#victoriabc