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Unwrap the Power of a Wish

Turn waiting into wonder for children with critical illnesses

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More than 10,000 children are waiting for their wish. All eligible children deserve the hope and joy a wish can provide.

More than 10,000 children are waiting for their wish. All eligible children deserve the hope and joy a wish can provide.

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A child is diagnosed with a critical illness and becomes eligible for a wish every 25 seconds.

A child is diagnosed with a critical illness and becomes eligible for a wish every 25 seconds.

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More than 93% of wish parents said the wish created happy lasting memories and increased family bonding.

More than 93% of wish parents said the wish created happy lasting memories and increased family bonding.

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98% of wish children and parents agree the wish experience is important for every child with a critical illness.

98% of wish children and parents agree the wish experience is important for every child with a critical illness.

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Your donation will help make wishes come true

While the holiday season is a time when many families come together to celebrate, for children with critical illnesses the time can be spent facing isolation, anxiety, and difficult treatments. But a wish can offer something extraordinary – a transformative journey that brings hope, strength, and lasting joy.

You can turn waiting into wonder this holiday season for the 10,000 children waiting for their wishes to be granted.

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How you can help bring childhood back

For children undergoing treatment for a critical illness, they joy of the holiday season is stolen, replaced by anxiety and isolation. Imagine the difference a wish-come-true could make for a child like this. That’s why we are asking for your help now, to restore lost childhood when it is needed most.

Our Wish Stories

I wish to have a soft elephant toy
A young child in a blue shirt sits with a large, pale pink stuffed elephant, looking at the camera—perhaps dreaming of Luca’s wish to fly in a helicopter. An adult’s hand rests gently on the elephant. The background is lit with purple light.

I wish to have a soft elephant toy

Binaya is a quiet and gentle four-year-old, currently living with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She fi nds joy in simple moments, especially when building little worlds with her colorful blocks.

Read Binaya’s Story
I wish for a battery-powered car
A young child wearing a mask and sitting in a toy car, inspired by Defne’s wish for a battery-powered car, holds the steering wheel whilst another masked child stands nearby, assisting or interacting with them. Both children appear to be indoors.

I wish for a battery-powered car

Defne Nuran is tiny but mighty, full of energy, giggles and big dreams. At just three years old, she is living with a brain tumor, but that hasn’t slowed her down one bit.

Read Defne’s Story
I wish to go on a boat
A smiling child with a bald head wears colourful traditional clothes and sits cross-legged on a netted area of a boat, with water visible in the background, dreaming of Jerida’s wish to have a sewing machine fulfilled.

I wish to go on a boat

When the Make-A-Wish team first met Prerana, she had been undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia for three months. The illness had cast a shadow over the whole family, and the smile that once came so easily had begun to fade.

Read Prerana’s Story