Our mission is to provide ostomy products and literature to needy ostomates worldwide outside of the united States and Canada. Four fundamental values of Friends of Ostomates Worldwide - USA (FOW-USA) are: Compassion Commitment Collaboration Resourcefulness In foreign lands ostomy pouches are severely limited and/or non existent. FOW-USA collects funds for the shipping of donated supplies to foreign lands. FOW-USA is a not-for-profit organization