Blossom of Hope

“blossom of hope” is an annual charity event organized by international women's association of vilnius (iwav) to raise funds to obtain medical supplies for oncology hospitals in lithuania to treat breast cancer. the goal of the campaign is to encourage earlier cancer diagnosis by providing free medical supplies necessary for testing. according to medical statistics over several years lithuania has had comparatively high percentage of breast cancer diagnosed at advanced stages of ii and iii. treatment of breast cancer at later stages poses a bigger challenge and lowers survival rate. for past 13 years, iwav has mobilized the lithuanian and international business, artistic, diplomatic and medical communities around supporting breast cancer care in lithuania. over the course of it's first 12 years, blossom of hope has raised 260,000€ to purchase and distribute free medical supplies for cancer diagnostics to leading hospitals.