The Operation Walk Georgia team gathered at Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro in Antigua, Guatemala
Operation Walk Georgia

Helping patients in Guatemala walk again.

Operation Walk Georgia is a program of the American Hip and Knee Arthritis Foundation that takes a volunteer surgical team to Guatemala for joint replacement missions.

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72surgeries in 2026
19pallets of supplies
$17,625in airfreight
~100cases planned for 2027
A nurse and a patient's family member embracing in the hospital ward A patient practicing with a walker alongside a volunteer
The 2026 mission

Antigua, Guatemala
June 26 – July 3, 2026

The team worked at Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro in Antigua. Donors made the week possible.

172 surgeries performed at Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro.
219 pallets of supplies shipped ahead of the team.
3$17,625 in airfreight to get supplies to Guatemala.
The next mission

Help us reach about 100 cases in 2027.

Every mission depends on gifts that cover supplies, freight and the work of running a surgical mission abroad.

DatesJune 25 – July 2, 2027
LocationGuatemala (location to be confirmed)
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Pallets of donated medical supplies packed for shipment
From the 2026 mission

A week in Antigua.

Volunteers with a patient and family member in the recovery ward
A patient walking with a walker in the hospital courtyard
A volunteer and a smiling patient after surgery
Volunteers and a patient smiling in the hospital corridor
The garden courtyard at Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro
Team members on morning rounds in the ward
A street in Antigua with a volcano in the distance
Leadership

The people behind the mission.

GG
George GuildCEO
SV
Sam VojdaniSecretary
TB
Thomas BradburyCFO
DK
Dani KasmarikTeam
CT
Catherine TateTeam
A nurse embracing a patient's family member

Send the team back to Guatemala.

Your gift helps fund the June 25 – July 2, 2027 mission. Questions? Email info@opwalkga.org.

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