Donate NowMending Kids provides free life-saving surgical care to sick children worldwide by deploying volunteer medical teams and supporting communities to become medically self-sustaining. Since 2005, we've mended over 5,500 children from 77 countries, including the US.
Our mission extends beyond borders, reaching thousands more through our hands-on training and exchange of knowledge, making our impact immeasurable and everlasting.
Our mission extends beyond borders, reaching thousands more through our hands-on training and exchange of knowledge, making our impact immeasurable and everlasting.
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The Health Equity Leadership Project (HELP) embodies the fundamental philosophy of all Mending Kids programs.
Our Overseas/Hometown Missions and Individual Surgical Care Programs (U.S.A. & International) address health inequity by providing underserved children access to surgical care.
Our Overseas/Hometown Missions and Individual Surgical Care Programs (U.S.A. & International) address health inequity by providing underserved children access to surgical care.
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Our Training, Research, and Innovation program (TRI), provides exchanges of knowledge through hands-on training, cutting-edge technology, and virtual symposia; helping elevate the standard of pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care. Mending Kids supports its international mentees by offering observerships, medical conferences, and financial support for local surgeries. These programs cultivate leadership and self-sustainment in surgical care around the world.
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Additionally, HELP affords non-medical volunteers the opportunity for internships and to travel on Mending Kids overseas missions, during which they can shadow and support medical professionals in the delivery of surgical care. Many of our volunteers go on to careers in global health and medicine, or start their own nonprofits.
OUR CORE PROGRAMS
INDIVIDUAL SURGICAL CARE
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We provide free outpatient surgical care to underserved children across the United States. Many in underserved communities lack access to necessary surgeries, facing insufficient coverage due to insurance companies categorizing them as “non-life threatening” or “elective.” This leaves uninsured, underinsured, or undocumented children facing significant obstacles, including risk of bullying, harassment and self-harm. We firmly believe in the transformative power of restoring self-esteem in children, as it serves as a gateway to enhanced learning and outlook on life.
Training
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In 2015, the Training, Research and Innovation department was created at Mending Kids. The department promotes effective philanthropy and expands Mending Kids’ mission through research that informs decision-making and program design.
Routine community appraisals and needs assessment, evaluation of programs and partnerships, and data collection and analysis will guide the organization’s strategic growth. Mending Kids is committed to conducting research and collecting data on key surgical indicators on nearly every mission we deploy, and then using the information gathered to monitor progress, engage communities, and inform health policies. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS & programS
Celebrating our 20th Year by honoring Birrhanu Nicol, the Bear Givers, and Dr. Namrata Varma & the Guatemala team!
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Our 2025 Missions Ghana Cardiac (February 16-22, 2025) Guatemala Ear Nose Throat (March 15-22, 2025) Nicaragua Cardiac (March 30-April 4, 2025) Paraguay Colorectal (April 7-11, 2025) Tanzania Cardiac (May 12-16, 2025) Zambia (May/June, 2025) Nicaragua Interventional Cardiology (October 5-10, 2025) Armenia Plastic & Urology (October 5-10, 2025) Mauritius Cardiac (November 17-21, 2025) Cambodia Orthopedic (TBD) Tanzania Ear Nose Throat (TBD) Our 2026 Missions Guatemala Ear Nose Throat (March 7-14, 2026) *All missions are subject to change and cancellation |
