For Those Who Couldn’t
She was no older than 10; she had beautiful large brown eyes, pitch-black hair, and skin the color of rich chocolate. Everything about her face was calm but her body was frozen in pain.
“I feel faint,” she said with her hand on her head. “Go get Mom and Dad!” her older sister, Rashi, yelled to the children around them.
Finally, a few silent moments later, a nurse emerged from the only operating room in the whole building. She scanned the room, looking for the family that needed the most help. Her eyes shot to the family with the little girl.
One long beep and a minute of pure silence. Nothing was moving, nothing could be heard, and it seemed like everyone in the room had stopped breathing.
That day, none of the memories came to her mind; it was the first day the hospital was being partnered with organizations that had sponsored equipment and travel for 50 heart transplants to their hospital.
Nonprofits
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
(alexslemonade.org)
“Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is changing the lives of children with cancer by funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.”
- Children’s Heart Foundation
(childrensheartfoundation.org)
“The Children’s Heart Foundation was founded in 1996 and is the country’s leading organization solely dedicated to funding congenital heart defect (CHD) research. Our mission is to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart defects by funding the most promising research.”
- Project Heart
(projectheart.org)
“Project Heart is a nonprofit organization that exists to fund the research needed to find lasting cures for all types of Congenital Heart Disease.”
- The American Heart Association
(heart.org)
“For nearly 100 years, we’ve been fighting heart disease and stroke, striving to save and improve lives.”
Nonprofits
PATH
https://path.org
“At PATH, we are a global team of innovators working to accelerate health equity so all people and communities can thrive. We advise and partner with public institutions, businesses, grassroots groups, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges.”
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative
https://polioeradication.org
“The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments with six partners. Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide.”
Vaccinate Your Family
https://vaccinateyourfamily.org
“Vaccinate Your Family’s mission is to protect people of all ages from vaccine-preventable diseases.”
Nonprofits:
- Worlds Children
(worldschildren.org)
“Our Vision: A world in which every child has a safe, nurturing place to call home, and a chance to achieve their potential through education.”
- The Nora Project
(thenoraproject.ngo)
“The Nora Project trains and coaches educators and offers a suite of SEL programs that dive deeply into the concepts of empathy and inclusion, explicitly addressing disability and difference as a part of human diversity. Our programs connect what students are learning to the real world, offering them authentic opportunities to practice what they learn during direct instruction.”
- National Inclusion Project
(inclusionproject.org)
“We work with community organizations and recreational programs, providing them with the training, tools, and support they need so that children with disabilities can be included in ALL of their activities and programs.”
- Victoria Hand Project
(victoriahandproject.com)
“Victoria Hand Project provides prosthetic arms to amputees in need, worldwide. Receiving a Victoria Hand is transformative, helping recipients regain independence, hope, and opportunities to live happier and more fulfilling lives.”
- Move for Jenn
(moveforjenn.org)
“The mission of the Move For Jenn Foundation is to offer grants in the form of activewear prosthetics to those who have suffered the loss of a limb to sarcoma or other affiliated diseases.”
Nonprofits:
EyeCare4Kids
(eyecare4kids.org)
“EyeCare4Kids™ provides professional eye care to low-income, visually-impaired children and underserved families. The organization has helped more than 400,000 children receive professional eye exams, vision screenings and glasses, when needed.”
Vision To Learn
(visiontolearn.org)
“Millions of kids across the country do not have the glasses they need to see the board, read a book, or participate in class. We provide vision screenings, eye exams and glasses to children in low-income communities, at no cost to the children or their families.”
All About Vision
(allaboutvision.org)
“The organizations listed below help to bring eye care to underserved regions and/or segments of the population with vision challenges. These entities recognize the educational value of All About Vision by linking to the appropriate pages of the website.”
Nonprofits:
Ronald McDonald House
(rmhc.org)
“The mission of RMHC is to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families.”
VillageReach
(villagereach.org)
“Together with our partners, we ensure that lifesaving vaccines, medicines and other essential health supplies reach underserved communities. We empower health workers with tools and resources to improve quality health care.”
Global Health Council
(globalhealth.org)
“Global Health Council is the leading member organization devoted to advancing global health priorities by uniting advocates, implementers, policy makers, and other stakeholders.”
World Health Organization
(who.int)
“Our team of 8000+ professionals includes the world’s leading public health experts, including doctors, epidemiologists, scientists and managers. Together, we coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies, promote well-being, prevent disease and expand access to health care.”
Save A Child’s Heart
(saveachildsheart.org)
“Since 1995, Save a Child’s Heart has treated over 6,600+ children suffering from congenital and rheumatic heart disease. Approximately 50% of the children are from the Palestinian Authority and Gaza, Iraq, and Morocco, more than 40% are from Africa, and the remainder are from Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Americas.”
The Heart Foundation
(theheartfoundation.org)
“The Heart Foundation seeks to create a world where no life is lost to heart disease.”
Mended Hearts
(mendedhearts.org)
“To inspire hope and improve the quality of life of heart patients and their families through ongoing peer-to-peer support, education, and advocacy.”
World Heart Foundation
(world-heart-federation.org)
“We believe every human being should have access to the information, care and treatment they need to keep their heart healthy, regardless of race, nationality, gender, age, education or income.”
American Red Cross
(redcross.org)
“Red Cross volunteers and staff work to deliver vital services – from providing relief and support to those in crisis, to helping you be prepared to respond in emergencies.”
Amref Health Africa
“With headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa is the largest Africa-based healthcare nonprofit, serving millions of people every year across 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Voices For Vaccines
“We’re families…
We know that vaccines save lives.
We believe families need facts, not hype.
We help by providing volunteer networks and credible information so we can all get the tools we need to help make our communities safe.”
SONNE International
“SONNE-International advocates a world where everybody has access to clean water, food, medical care, education and work. It is our goal to improve the living conditions of disadvantaged people by means of holistic, sustainable support programmes and to enable them to live their lives with dignity.”
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
“Our goal: To urgently reach children, adolescents, and adults in lower-income countries with the vaccines they need to live a life free from vaccine-preventable diseases.”
