Mike now Mike as a child Help babies with serious heart conditions Heart brothers

Tiny Tickers

Org #11120
Vetted since 2012 Site Visit Verified
1999
year founded
$37,160
raised on GlobalGiving
13
years fundraising
1
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

A baby is born with congenital heart disease (CHD) every two hours in the UK, yet only around half of congenital heart defects are picked up during routine prenatal scanning. It is absolutely vital that we provide a safety net for the 1,000 babies each year who leave hospital with their heart defect undetected. Early detection rates of congenital heart disease improves a baby's chances of survival and long-term quality of life. Babies who are discharged from hospital without a diagnosis may fall into heart failure before anyone knows how critically ill they are. This can cause long term health issues or disabilities and sadly, some babies will die before they can access the help they nee... read more

Project Leaders
Jon Arnold
Jon Arnold
Kym Kitching
Kym Kitching
Tiny Tickers
Tiny Tickers
Team
Jon Arnold, Kym Kitching, Gaynor Bearder
Organization Information
PO Box 369
Leeds, West Yorks LS26 1FR
United Kingdom
Organization Information
PO Box 369
Leeds, West Yorks LS26 1FR
United Kingdom

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Thank you for helping us bring pulse oximetry testing to thousands of babies

By Kym Kitching | Head of Fundraising and Partnerships

Thanks to your incredible support, our project to supply pulse oximetry machines to NHS maternity units has far exceeded expectations. We originally set out to fund just over 300 machines, but,... Read the full report ›

Mike's Story

By Kym Kitchin | Head of Fundraising

Mike's story is one of incredible resilience and strength. Born with a large atrial septal defect (hole in the heart) in 1965, he underwent open heart surgery at the age of eight. Read Mike's story... Read the full report ›

Your support is saving lives

By Kym Kitching | Head of Fundraising and Partnerships

Every year 1,000 babies leave hospital with their heart defect undetected, potentially putting their lives in grave danger. Thanks to support like yours Tiny Tickers has now placed over 600 pulse... Read the full report ›
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