Since 2006, Operation Walk Canada has been travelling to Guatemala and Ecuador to provide hip and knee surgeries to patients who have no access to care.
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Operation Walk’s board chair, Steve MacDonald, takes the stage at our 20th Anniversary event.
Celebrating Operation Walk Canada's 20th Anniversary!
There was exciting in the room as we celebrated Operation Walk's 20 years of missions in Guatemala and Ecuador…
Helen and Andy Spriet, match the Capital Campaign with a 1 million dollar gift at Operation Walk’s 20th Anniversary celebration!
What a NIGHT!
Thank you for making Operation Walk's 20th Anniversary a record success. With our gratitude to donors like you, the event was not only a memorable milestone; it was a record-breaking evening…
Dr. Robert Bourne, co-founder of Operation Walk Canada, poses for a photo at his home in London on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (Geoff Robins/The London Free Press)
20 years, 1,600 surgeries: London doctors’ mission restores mobility abroad
Operation Walk Canada is nearing its $1-million fundraising goal as it marks two decades of free hip and knee replacements…
Operation Walk Canada is a not-for-profit organization that restores mobility and improves the quality of life of disadvantaged people in Guatemala and Ecuador by providing hip and knee replacement surgery.
These patients suffer from debilitating bone and joint disease and have little or no access to medical care.
Operation Walk Canada was established in London, Ontario in 2006 when Dr. Cec Rorabeck assembled a team that traveled to La Antigua, Guatemala and performed 52 hip and knee replacements.
In 2009, Dr. Bob Bourne formed a second team that travelled to Cuenca, Ecuador to perform hip replacement surgeries on patients with developmental hip dysplasia.
To this day, both teams have been deeply committed to hosting annual missions to these two countries.
Operation Walk Canada has no religious or political affiliations; we are funded entirely by donations from private individuals and corporate partners; and we are governed by a Board of Directors.
Charity Business Number: # 856060090 RROOO1
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