Raising Money for Child Surgery: Effective Ways to Save a Life

Running, laughing, dreaming; every child should be able to do these without the shadow of illness. Tragically, in India, more than 200,000 children are born with congenital heart defects (CHD) each year. A majority of them remain untreated as their families are unable to afford life-saving surgeries for them.

A child’s surgery is about more than just the money; it is about hope, compassion, and about the coming together of people for the common purpose of saving a life. Communities joined in purpose can bring about miracles with even modest resources.

The internet and social media have played a tremendous role in raising awareness regarding this critical issue and have created effective ways to raise and donate money for child heart treatment:

1. Online crowdfunding:

A successful medical crowdfunding campaign can mean the difference between life and death. Crowdfunding platforms like Ketto, Milaap, ImpactGuru, and Fueladream allow families or NGOs to tell the story of a child, share the child’s history and medical reports, and to request a donation with transparency.

2. Community events:

Communities are best when they rally together. A charity walk or marathon, a school art fair, or even a neighborhood concert can light up lives far beyond the event itself. The community and their children can paint for another child’s heart treatment and local artists can perform for a child with a heart defect. Such events also help build awareness and sensitivity regarding CHD and possibilities for saving a child.

3. Social media

For raising money for child surgery, social media can turn into something more than a platform. It can become a pulse. With a single post, one can reach the hearts of strangers that choose to care. Hopeful hashtags, sharing facts with honesty, and telling stories of CHD survivors. True impact is possible through emotional connection and social media is a powerful tool for this.

4. Donate through Genesis Foundation

Genesis Foundation, a children heart foundation in Haryana, is working to provide the funding for vital surgeries to children with CHD from underprivileged families all over India. Donations made by individuals are fully used to provide financial assistance to children with CHD. Genesis Foundation also has the Power of 100+ and Giving Made Easy program which makes monthly contributions hassle-free while also having high impact.

To make a donation for a heart surgery online, you can do it through their Donate Now page on https://www.genesis-foundation.net/. Donations can be made through Paytm wallets, net banking, bank transfers, and cheque payments.

Call to Action

At the heart of all impact, therein lies compassion and the will to act. Each donation for a heart surgery has the power to heal. We rely on donations as the needs are great and so are the challenges. Donate, share, volunteer, and step with GF on this mission. Together, we can save the life of a child with CHD, and make a difference in the world, one heartbeat at a time.

Donate and save a life. Be a GF miracle.

To know more about the Foundation, call +919650603438 or email contactus@genesis-foundation.net. To find out more about our work, visit www.genesis-foundation.net or follow us on- Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.