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Impact of your donation
$50 | Could provide regular exams following surgery |
$100 | Could provide medicines needed to ensure a healthy recovery |
$250 | Could provide 6 months of nutritional assistance prior to surgery |
$500 | Could provide one year of nutritional assistance following surgery |
Our MissionHealing Little Hearts Around the World
Our mission is to provide lifesaving cardiac treatment to children in need from developing countries regardless of gender, creed, or national origin. Our goal is to develop sustainable pediatric cardiac programs by implementing screening, surgical and training missions which are supported by autonomous Gift of Life programs, Rotary Global Grants and generous donors from around the world.


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News. Updates on Hearts Being Healed Around the World
Read the latest news from Gift of Life Affiliated Programs around the world regarding their impact as they work to heal more little hearts in their region.


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Story of the Month
During the September 2021 Mission Trip to Prishtina, Kosovo, we reached another amazing milestone in our journey to heal little hearts around the world. Three year old Rea from Kosovo was operated during this mission week and is the 40,000th child to have their heart healed through our global network of caring since 1975. This past June, Rea was diagnosed with a heart defect. Her family was devastated. Her father said he was not able to think about anything else other than the fact that his daughter was ill and needed help. Currently, there is no access to pediatric cardiac care in Kosovo. Rea and her family were over-joyed when her little heart was healed during the Gift of Life International mission trip to Prishtina in September 2021.
Rea was one of 16 children who had their hearts healed during this mission week. Additionally, 7 more children received diagnostic catheterizations to evaluate options for future treatment. We would like to recognize and thank the incredibly dedicated healthcare volunteers who share their expertise and their love to heal the hearts of children around the world. During the month of September, our healthcare heroes healed little hearts in Kosovo, The Dominican Republic and Jordan during scheduled missions.
Even throughout the global pandemic, we continue to Light the World with Hope for children with heart disease and for their families. In the short video below, Rea’s father expresses his gratitude for giving his daughter a second chance at life.


Humanized Care for Medical Staff, Families and Children
Compassionate Patient and Family-Centered Care
Caring for children in a medical setting is best practiced with the collaboration of all members of the team, including families, doctors, nurses, occupational, respiratory and physical therapist, and other medical staff. For all, it is the provision of sensitive and empathic child and family services. These can create safety and comfort as children are separated from families, encounter medical procedures, and stay in strange environments.
In this collaborative style of treatment, it is equally important that staff are also helped to develop self-care methods. This training enables them to understand and relieve the emotional stresses that arise for them in their settings, and to more effectively identify and support some of the emotional and social needs of the families and children in their care. Mindfulness, Meditation, Guided Visualization for stress reduction, Coherent Breathing, and music are some of the strategies introduced and practiced.
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Impact of Your Donation
Could provide regular exams following surgery
Could provide medicines needed to ensure a healthy recovery
Could provide 6 months of nutritional assistance prior to surgery
Could provide one year of nutritional assistance following surgery