Above and beyond the foundational needs of WASHINGTON OVERSEAS MISSION (WOM) are items that would enable us to better serve the people of Honduras and help highlight the work we do. The specials projects and acquisition of these new or gently-used items helps keep expenses down, enabling WOM to make the best use of every donor dollar in serving the people of Honduras. Please do not donate dirty, fragile, unusable or battery-operated items.
WOM Special Projects List
- Sewing Machines for Women Project
- Vocational High School Project in Pimienta, Cortes
- Dental Projects
- WOM Construction Projects
- Women’s Health Project – Pap Smears
- Prescriptions
- Eye Glasses
Medical & Health (items must not expire for one year)
- personal hygiene items
- baby supplies (non-perishable)
- health & beauty items
- soap
- first aid supplies
- vitamins & over-the-counter medicines
- medical supplies appropriate for hospitals or clinics
- wheelchairs
- walkers
- crutches
- medicines with 1 year expiration dates
Clothing & Linens (new or gently worn)
- sunglasses
- light summer clothing
- shoes & work boots (tied/banded together, boxed & labeled)
- sheets & bed linens
- baseball hats
Other items
- children’s toys for all ages – NO battery-operated items
- bikes (in good working order)
- school supplies
- shovels & pickaxes & tools of any kind
Wish List for Occupational Therapy Clinic:
- Tables/Chairs
- Gloves
- Cardboard
- Mat Table 1-2
- Balls
- Weights – hand weights/cuff weights
- Goniometers
- E-stim Machine
- Mini fridge – cold packs
- Hot pack machine – hot packs & hot pack covers
- Splints – splint materials
- Splint pan/electric skillet
- Any Pediatrics equipment – standers
- Wheelchairs
- Walkers
- Canes
- Swiss ball
- Pillowcases
- Towels
- Treadmill
- Stationary bike
- Pulleys
- “Thera-putty”
- Hand grippers
- Adaptive equipment
- Scale
- Glucometers & strips
- Home exercise programs in Spanish
- Pediatric “toys”