This partnership will support patients like Rashidi, an aspiring doctor from Tanzania. We’re excited to announce a new partnership with GuideVine, an online platform that connects consumers to professional…
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I spent a day with our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq, visiting the homes of malnourished children in the mountains of indigenous Guatemala. It’s 8:00 AM and we’re…
As of this week, Watsi donors have contributed $5 million to fund healthcare for 5,000 patients! Nearly 14,000 donors have helped patients in 20 countries receive 170 different…
Guest post by Victoria Rainbolt, a Watsi volunteer This summer I had the pleasure of sharing the stories of 104 patients from 13 countries as a Watsi volunteer writer. Watsi…
This past April, Lizzy and Haley of Within Biking Distance took off on a cross-country bike trip to support patients on Watsi. Lizzy, Haley, and their pet rat, Beef, have…
Tencent, one of the world’s largest Internet companies based in China, launched China’s first ever online Giving Day today. Tencent is featuring Watsi patients as part of the…
Guest post by Carlyn Kerney, a Watsi volunteer alum This summer, while doing development work in Tanzania, I had the opportunity to visit Watsi's Tanzania medical partner, Arusha Lutheran Medical…
We’re excited to share that we’ve partnered with GlobeIn, a platform that connects remarkable, remote artisans with mindful customers around the world for their September Artisan Box. 50%…
Doctors weren’t sure Lynn would make it after a poisonous snake bit her in the middle of the night. Last year, four-year-old Lynn awoke suddenly in the middle of…
Guest post by Jen Ehrlich, a summer intern at Watsi “The most important thing I did yesterday was publish a story to help fund a child’s heart defect.” “The…
“We believe this little girl has a lot of potential.” “She is small, I know, but so are all of my children,” her mother said. “I never knew that they…
Since Watsi partnered with Tencent last year, the Tencent community has raised over $100,000 to fund healthcare for 100 patients around the world! The Tencent community has changed the…
We talked with First Round about how thoughtful branding, user testing, and happiness-driven marketing made for the successful launch of our Universal Fund. Read the full article and let us…
This post first appeared in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. It’s hard to raise money. But philanthropic funding is vital to nonprofits, and as a result, most organizations find…
The Watsi team recently visited Kijabe Hospital, a Watsi partner hospital in Kenya, located about 65 kilometers northwest of Nairobi. In Kenya, there are about 1.7 physicians for every…
Watsi is committed to 100% transparency. In light of that, we wanted to share a recent operational challenge that resulted in a breach of our partnership procedures, and outline the…
His mom didn’t give up. She saved her money and brought him 2,000 miles to a hospital that could. Before she arrived, she had no idea how she…
Etsy sellers are now supporting Watsi by donating proceeds of their sales directly to patients. We’re thrilled that these artists are using their talent and creativity to help fund…