My story

THANK YOU FOR HELPING JOEY


Many of those who follow the Child's i Foundation's story will remember our first major success story: Joey. 


Joey was abandoned in a public taxi park when he was just 4 weeks old. Before Child's i Foundation, Joey would probably have spent his life in long-term institutional care. Instead, after just 6 weeks with us, he was adopted by a Desire and George, a wonderful Ugandan couple. He was cherished by a loving family and a wonderful future ahead of him. Last week we found out that Joey is suffering from a critical stenosis of his pulmonary artery. Joey is relying on the temporary structures of his heart that are necessary for babies in the womb; these should have closed up within days of his birth but have miraculously remained. 

Because there was no-one in East Africa who could perform the surgery on a 4 month-old, we put out this appeal for help. Donations flooded in from around the world and reading all of your beautiful messages of support have kept Joey’s family going over the last few days. More than 250 of you contributed more than 10,000 pounds, and Joey is now in Johannesburg one of the best medical centres in Africa thanks entirely to your kindness and love. 


Joey’s operation is scheduled for Monday and we’ll keep you posted on his progress. We've also linked to our THANK YOU video, which is linked to on this page. After all, it’s you who’ve made everything possible.

My charity

Child's i Foundation

Child's i Foundation

Charity Registration No. 1126212

Child’s i Foundation makes families, not orphans. We work with vulnerable mothers and children, aiming to end child abandonment in Uganda. Our transitional home provides quality short-term care for babies; whilst our social work department ensures every child in our care grows up in a loving family.

Donations 267

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God Bless

Donation by Jas Chopra on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Lucy and co x

Donation by Jay Morris on 10/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Great support and almost there!

Donation by Michael & Liz Hurford on 10/08/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good luck Joey

Donation by Sylvia Prince on 10/08/10

£200.00

+ £56.41 Gift Aid

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Good luck Joey! Great work Lucy et al x

Donation by Mary Wbn on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Hey carry on the great work Lucy, Megan and Ian. Miss you guys.

Donation by Nish Afsar on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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hang on in there joey, there's a star out there with your name on it. X

Donation by Emily O'Brien on 10/08/10

£10.00

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Keep hanging on Joey - so many people want to help you.

Donation by JANE OBRIEN on 10/08/10

£50.00

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Sending this small donation along with lots of love and hope xxx

Donation by Laura Wood on 10/08/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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Love and best wishes x

Donation by Sarah Hessing on 10/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Best of luck.

Donation by Nick Pointon on 10/08/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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All the best Joey, we are all routing for you. xx

Donation by katy o'brien on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Be strong little man.

Donation by Sophie Tait on 10/08/10

£20.00

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Donation by Julia Langford on 10/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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keep fighting Joey -thinking of you. Love Liz & Calum

Donation by Liz Williams on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Keep fighting Joey, everyone around you is fighting for you. Love Sarah, Becky & Daniel

Donation by Sarah Clarke on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Keep fighting Joey xxx

Donation by Verity Page on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Lots of luck! x

Donation by Jennifer Crompton on 10/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Hey Lucy - sorry we still haven't caught up - good luck with everything and hoping he's ok. Harrietxxx

Donation by Harriet Marshall on 10/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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good luck, hope it all works out.

Donation by Donna Airey on 10/08/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Fingers crossed Lucy, thinking of you all.. xx

Donation by Mary Driscoll on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Roena Gooch on 10/08/10

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xxxx

Donation by Katy Muncer on 10/08/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

 

Best of luck!

Donation by Stuart Ashley on 10/08/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Testament to Lucy and the rest of the team that I wasn't even surprised to see that £6,000 had been raised already! Good luck Joey! x

Donation by Greg Double on 10/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£10,235.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£10,235.00
  • Gift Aid£2,223.97

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