THE WISH PROCESS
We fulfil wishes of all eligible children, without any discrimination.
THE WISH PROCESS
We fulfil wishes of all eligible children, without any discrimination.
STEP 1 - REFERRAL
As per the international guidelines, the foundation will accept a referral only when it is certified by a medical professional that the child referred to us is suffering from a life-threatening illness. There is a list of life-threatening illnesses, which is used as a guide. The wish children are referred by our doctor partners, working across hospitals.
STEP 2 - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To have their wish granted, a child needs to be between ages of 3 and 18 years (inclusive), living with a life-threatening critical illness, a resident of India, must be certified and declared eligible by the doctor about his/her medical condition. We grant one wish for a child, so a child shouldn't have received a wish previously in any chapter.
STEP 3 – THE WISH
If the child is eligible, our wish team staff and volunteers will interact with the wish family to complete the necessary details, explain the process and to learn more about the wish child. Once the parents give their consent, we talk to the child to understand their innermost wish. The doctor treating the child approves and the wish team sets out to make it come true.
STEP 4 – GRANTING THE WISH
After the child’ wish is captured and designed, we set out to create a special wish experience for the child that will last a lifetime. Effort is made to include the family in the child’s wish. The wish experience often touches the wish child, and those who either help co-ordinate or are directly involved in the wish. Wishes may be fulfilled in the hospital, or office or at a Wish Day.
FAQs
No, a child does not have to be terminally ill. In fact, many of our wish children go on to lead healthy, happy lives.
No. The Make-A-Wish® Foundation only grants wishes to children from ages 3 onwards. They have to be referred to the organization and determined to be eligible for a wish before their 18th birthday by their physician.
No, Make-A-Wish grants wishes to children who qualify without regard to caste, religion, sex, or economic status
No. All wish expenses are fully covered, including all travel reimbursements for the child’s family. Most of our wish children are from low-income backgrounds.
Make-A-Wish® follows specific policies and guidelines for granting a child’s wish. The physician also plays a major role in determining whether the child’s condition a will permit a particular wish to be coordinated safely. Staff and volunteers closely with the wish child’s physician to determine the most appropriate time to grant the wish, keeping in mind the child’s treatment, and health condition.