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"When
the children of our world die needlessly and without
hope, a piece of us dies with them whether we know
it or not. And when we help just one to live, we
find a small piece of immeasurable, indescribable
joy."
--Mark A. Kroeker
Founder, WCTF
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Welcome to WCTF.org
The World Children's Transplant Fund
(WCTF), is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization dedicated to
the development of pediatric transplantation around the world. Lack of financing for the transplant
operations, and especially for post-operation treatment, is one
of the major problems in every country.
What WCTF Does
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Raises funds to establish
pediatric transplant centers in the countries that do not have them.
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Helps the existing transplant centers finance operations on children.
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Helps purchase necessary equipment and drugs for the transplant
hospitals.
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Helps organize appropriate training for the transplant surgeons and
coordinators.
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Helps organize organ donation campaigns.
Our mission is to provide
the opportunity for life-saving organ transplants to children of the
world. Now, we need your support to help these many children. Costs vary
as each transplantation is unique. Minimally, however, a family trying
to save the life of their child is looking at an immense financial
burden.
You Can Help! As we move further into the 21st century, we
are looking forward to the day when the opportunity for life-saving
organ transplants to children of the world is the norm, not the
exception. This requires your help. Your kindness will be remembered in the
smile of a child. Please
donate or
volunteer.
How You Can Help
Become a Financial Donor
Contributions to WCTF are tax-deductible. You may donate by
mailing your contribution to WCTF at the address on our
contact page or by
using PayPal's secure payment gateway to send a
contribution.
If you would like to make a contribution online,
you may do so quickly and easily through PayPal's secure payment
gateway. Click the Donate button at the left.
Major credit cards are accepted, and you are not required
to create a PayPal account to complete the process. You will
be redirected to WCTF.org after the transaction.
To specify a particular project for your
donation, please indicate so during the payment process.
Become a Volunteer
Please
contact us
for individual volunteer opportunities.
Become an Organ Donor
“Each organ and tissue donor saves or improves
the lives of as many as 50 people. Giving the ‘Gift of Life’
may lighten the grief of the donor's own family. Many donor
families say that knowing other lives have been saved helps
them cope with their tragic loss.”
Visit:
OrganDonor.gov.
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CURRENT NEWS
WCTF Hosts Awards Dinner
WCTF
hosted its first annual Global Partners Awards
Dinner at the Sheraton Universal Hotel on May
12, 2011. The purpose of the event, emceed by
Lorenzo Lamas, was to honor Carroll Shelby, Dr.
Vartkes Najarian, and executive directors from
Mexico and Armenia, Dr. Federico Mendoza Sanchez
and Maria Yeganian, respectively. News and
pictures available
here.
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OLDER NEWS
WCTF Hosts Fundraising Dinner
WCTF is hosting a
dinner to welcome and honor Dr. Gegham Poghosyan
and Dr. Davit Dallakyan, who are visiting from
Armenia for six months of training in pediatric
liver transplantation. [more]
WCTF Partners with USC
WCTF is providing funding for Dr. Gegham
Poghosyan and Dr. Davit Dallakyan, both of
Armenia, to receive specialized pediatric
transplant training at the USC University
Hospital in Los Angeles. [more]
WCTF Project Mexico
The World Children’s
Transplant Fund just began “Project Mexico” in
2009. The team has visited the Guadalajara area,
met with a Hospital Director and Transplant
Surgeons in Mexico, and visited Mexican
Hospitals at various socio-economic levels. [more]
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