Welcome to Fostering Aide thru Health Workers Alliance (FAHWA)
Welcome to FAHWA’s web site! FAHWA is a charitable non-profit 501(c)3 organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). FAHWA sponsors medical missions to (natural and man-made) disaster stricken areas. To date, FAHWA has organized or sponsored medical missions and educational trips in the following countries and islands:


U.S. Virgin Islands

Dominican Republic

Peru


Mexico

India

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Brazil

Italy

Cuba
Since 2017, FAHWA has sponsored 25 medical missions and has served over 19,000 patients. All our medical doctors, registered nurses and other medical professionals are volunteers. 454 volunteers have participated in our medical missions from over 700 volunteers in our network.

Recent News
Relief Operation for Odette Typhoon Victims in Cebu
Report from Filipino Nurses United (FNU) Cebu Chapter A disaster relief operation for Odette typhoon victims in Cebu was conducted on January 17-21, 2022. This was done to address the survival and immediate needs of the people after the calamity struck. The...
Guatemala Mission December 2021 a Huge Success!
Congratulations to Organizacion Amancio Samuel Villatoro, Cuban medical brigade, nurses from the U.S. and volunteers for the resonating success of the Guatemala International Medical Mission held in Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango and Santa Catarina, and San Marcos held on...
A Small Gesture to Help Nurses in the Philippines
Even before the pandemic, nurses in the Philippines have been in the frontlines over-worked healing patients with meagre pay. In an effort to support them, the Filipino American Health Workers Association (FAHWA) and the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) will be giving...