Operation of Hope Worldwide
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
Operation of Hope Worldwide is a non-profit organization based in Lake Forest, California, operating as an all-volunteer surgical team that has conducted more than 5,000 free facial reconstructive surgeries across Latin America, Zimbabwe, Africa, and Asia. The group provides life-changing facial reconstruction services at no cost to patients, addressing severe physical deformities and enabling improved function and social integration for individuals in underserved regions. Serving the humanitarian sector, the organization operates within the charitable healthcare space, leveraging volunteer medical professionals to deliver complex procedures to communities with limited access to such care. The entity is a U.S. tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, and its activities have drawn media attention in outlets like O magazine and People magazine, highlighting the nonprofit’s impact through high-profile patient outcomes. A notable recent development involves public recognition of leadership for facilitating a mission that brought a young African boy to receive extensive surgery after a land mine injury, illustrating the organization’s international reach and mission focus.