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VHP SUPPORTERS
Victoria Hand Project is deeply grateful to the sponsors, funding organizations, and donors that have and continue to support us in our mission to provide prosthetic care. We would like to thank the following supporters for their noteworthy contributions:
Google believes technology can make a better world, faster. The Google.org Impact Challenge supports Canadian nonprofit innovators using technology to tackle the world's biggest social challenges. Victoria Hand Project was chosen as one of the top ten finalists to receive $250,000 in March 2017. Watch VHP in 'A Little Help' Video.
Choose Love does whatever it takes to provide refugees and displaced people with everything from lifesaving search and rescue boats to food and legal advice. In 2023, Choose Love supported VHP's 'Hands for Ukraine' campaign with $74,000 to help Ukrainians who have lost limbs due to the war receive life-changing prosthetic care.
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VHP joined the AutoDesk Technology Impact Program in January, 2020. AutoDesk donated licenses to VHP to assist with the development and deployment of the 3D printed prosthetic arms, and the new 3D printed scoliosis brace. VHP is so grateful for Autodesk's continual support over the years, ensuring our partner clinics have premium 3D design products!
Victoria Hand Project extensively uses UltiMaker 3D printers, thanks to their reliability and high quality prints, in most partner clinics around the world. UltiMaker has graciously donated 4x UltiMaker 2+ Extended printers to VHP's international efforts in 2016, 2x S5 printers for research and development in 2021, and an additional 2x UltiMaker 2+ Connect printers to support VHP's Hands for Ukraine initiative in 2023.
Forward AM is our chosen 3D print filament manufacturer and supplier. We thank them for their high quality, high strength 3D print filament. Forward AM has graciously supplied Ultrafuse® PLA filament to all Victoria Hand Project partner clinics for the years of 2022 and 2023, helping make Victoria Hands even more accessible to amputees in-need.
In 2023, Think Communications, in partnership with Lenovo, provided 4x high powered workstations for VHP's Hands for Ukraine campaign. These workstations were pivotal in providing fast, high quality prosthetic care to Ukrainians who suffered limb loss due to the war.
LaserCAM Fabrication (LCF) Inc. provides VHP with high quality laser-cut stainless steel linkages for our prosthetic hands. LCF is a modern sheet metal fabricator that recognizes the requirements of their global customer base and strives to provide exceptional products. LCF products are designed and manufactured in Canada, and all of them guarantee long-term value and satisfaction.
The University of Victoria has funded various aspects of this work and further benefits us by fostering an open, creative development and learning environment through its pool of talented students, volunteers, research laboratories, and research services staff.
Grand Challenges Canada has been instrumental in establishing VHP!
In 2014 GCC awarded a $112,000 dollar grant to Prof. N. Dechev's laboratory to conduct the initial design and development of the 3D printed prosthesis, and to facilitate our research trials in Guatemala and Nepal.
In 2016 GCC further awarded $65,000 to extend the work to full-scale delivery of 3D Printed Prosthesis in Cambodia and Nepal.
NSERC
NSERC (National Science and Engineering Research Council), for the Discovery Grant program which provided the seed funding to initiate this project many years ago in its infancy! As well, the NSERC USRA program helped to fund undergraduate engineering students for this project.
CanPay
CanPay provides eNETEmployer Workforce Management for our payroll requirements, allowing our team to focus on our mission. They are proud to be a supporter of our project.
Form Futura
Form Futura has provided 3D print filament at reduced cost for this project. As well as generous donations of different material types for testing.
SolidWorks
SolidWorks donated new licenses to our laboratory to continue our work designing the components of the Victoria Hand. We thank Javelin Technologies as well for making this possible!
Rotary Club of Sidney
The Rotary Club of Sidney generously helped support our expansion to Ukraine in Spring 2023, allowing us reach more amputees with accessible, life-changing prosthetic care. We are deeply grateful for their contributions!
The Stuart and Susan Bird Family Foundation
The Stuart and Susan Bird Family Foundation
The Stuart and Susan Bird Family Foundation has been instrumental for Victoria Hand Project’s work in Ukraine. They have donated over $50,000 for Hands in Ukraine! We thank the Foundation for their generosity and dedication to helping amputees in Ukraine receive care.
100+ Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula
100+ Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula is a group of women who come together for just one hour every three months to select a local charity or not-for-profit. In April of 2025, Victoria Hand Project was chosen to be the recipient of their generous donation of $20,600 to provide care to more amputees. A big thank you to all the inspiring women who have donated!
TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
The TELUS Friendly Future Foundation is a Canadian registered charity that believes all youth, regardless of circumstance, deserve an equal opportunity to reach their full potential. In June of 2025, they awarded a $11,890 grant to help youth gain hands-on technical skills and volunteer experience to break barriers in prosthetic care.
PRUSA Research
The PRUSA Research team has been an incredible supporter of our work in locations around the world, especially in Ukraine and Kenya where PRUSA donated several large-format 3D printers. Their printers deliver high-quality 3D printed parts and offer numerous incredible advancements that make our work possible in even the most difficult locations. We are incredibly grateful for their support and the technology they create.
VHP CONTRIBUTORS + IN KIND DONATIONS
Every donation goes towards helping us help amputees in need. Whether it is an in-kind or monetary donation, we would like to acknowledge those organizations and individuals that have given to our cause:
3D Heals
Arc'teryx Victoria
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
ASCO
Ballet BC
Balloons By Brandie
BC Lions
BCTech Summit
Best Coast Distillers
Block Kitchen and Bar
Buchart Gardens
Category 12
Chateau Victoria
Cobble Hill Puzzle
CRAFT Beer Market Victoria
Driftwood Brewing Company
Earls Kitchen + Bar Victoria
Float House Victoria
Greater Victoria School District
Hotel Zed
Little Piggy Catering
Mackenzie Beach Resort
Malahat Sky Walk
Old English Car Club BC
Pagliacci's
Quantum Yoga Club
School District 5 Southeast Kootenay
Sheringham Distillery
St. Michaels University School
The Keg Victoria
The Market Stores
Thrifty Foods Hillside Mall
Tri-City Industries LTD.
Ukrainian Cultural Center
Underground Donut Tours
Unsworth Vineyards
UVic ESL 490G Class Spring 2023
Valhalla Pure Outfitters
Victoria Butterfly Gardens
Victoria Party Rentals
Victoria Symphony
Vista Print
Wild Renfrew
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Victoria Hand Project could not exist without our supporters, and their generous contributions that have allowed VHP to continue to expand across the world to reach more amputees in-need. Please contact us to discuss how you or your organization can be part of achieving Victoria Hand Project's mission today. Every contribution makes an incredible difference!