is a private NGO based in Melbourne Australia. Its goal is to give motivated young people an opportunity to realize their potential through medical and educational support.

It funds local university education for students in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Zambia. In conjunction with Hanoi University it has provided scholarships for university teachers to obtain their MA at Deakin University in Melbourne.

In Bangladesh it founded Operation Cleft to fund local surgeons to perform cleft and palate operations.This project is now operated by Rotary Clubs in Australia. Operation Cleft has completed

over 5000 operations.

Over the past 4 years it has renovated the pediatric ward, and built accommodation for visiting overseas doctors at Lamb Hospital Parbatpur. It also funds the fistula and burns operations at this hospital.

Under Australia law private NGO’s are required to partner with an AusAid accredited NGO for overseas projects. Glencoe partners with AFAP in Sydney.

(POF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Seattle, USA would assist as a consultant organization for this Khulna Division project. Our mission is to create opportunities for

children and adults who live in developing countries and suffer from limb loss and limb deformities to lead more fulfilling lives.

Since our founding in 1989, we have restored mobility to over 14,000 children and adults in developing countries, including Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone and most recently,Liberia. In each of these countries, we have established and equipped orthopedic centers staffed by local prosthetists and medical personnel who have been trained by POF. These centers provide access to a range of orthopedic services, including orthopedic surgery, physical therapy services, the manufacturing and fitting of custom-made artificial limbs, and the Ponseti treatment of clubfoot.

In Chittagong Division partners with Zero Clubfoot. The main clinic is at the Lions Hospital in Chittagong.

Lamb Hospital Glencoe Foundation has had a continuing six year association with Lamb Hospital. During this time they have funded a children’s Pediatric Ward, guest house accommodation , cleft operations, women’s fistulas and burns. Lamb now has an active Ponseti clinic.

Walk for Life is very grateful to have the use of the excellent facilities at CRP at Mirpur for our Monday Dhaka Clinic.