By Mayowa Ogunfeibo | Project Leader
At HEI, every intervention over the past three months has been a reminder that timely support can mean the difference between life and death for vulnerable families. Between April and June, we provided nutritional support to over 130 malnourished children across Lagos State, including interventions at various public hospitals in over 10 states.
During the same period, HEI supported the payment of hospital bills for over 125 indigent patients and road traffic accident victims across multiple states in Nigeria. Many of these patients would have remained untreated or detained in hospitals due to inability to pay.
In addition, we trained 63 individuals in CPR and First Aid to strengthen emergency response capacity within communities. We are deeply grateful to our donors and supporters whose generosity continues to make these lifesaving interventions possible. Your support is helping restore hope, dignity, and access to care for vulnerable individuals and families during some of their most difficult moments.
How You Can Help - Beyond Donating
Three concrete ways to move this campaign forward:
Share this page: A single share to your network introduces this work to people who may never otherwise hear about emergency care access in Nigeria. The GlobalGiving share buttons are above.
Start a fundraising page: GlobalGiving allows supporters to create personalized fundraising pages tied to this project. Birthdays, anniversaries and similar milestones can become opportunities to fund care for patients waiting for treatment to begin.
Consider a monthly gift: A recurring contribution of even $10 a month gives HEI the operational confidence to respond to referrals immediately, without delay. Monthly donors are the foundation of how this fund stays ready.
A Word of Thanks
To the twenty-four donors who have already given to this campaign, thank you. You have placed the first bricks in something we intend to build. To everyone reading this update, thank you for caring enough to look. Emergency care access for indigent Nigerians is not a problem that resolves itself, and it is not a problem any one organization solves alone. It moves forward when enough people decide that a child's survival should not depend on whether her family can find 15,000 (~$10) in an emergency.
We will share another update in the coming months with continued progress from the field. In the meantime, we are grateful for your trust and your willingness to walk this path with us.
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