WITH TASHA
14-year-old Tasha has the opportunity to become Uganda’s first known heart transplant recipient.
Her life-saving transplant will take place in India — and together, we can help get her there.
Tasha is living with end-stage heart failure. Her only chance for long-term survival is a heart transplant — a procedure that has never before been received by a known Ugandan patient.
Now, an extraordinary door has opened. Tasha has the opportunity to travel to India, where she can undergo the extensive evaluation and medical care necessary to move toward a life-saving heart transplant.
Her family and community in Uganda are already stepping forward to help. Together with partners around the world, we have the opportunity to come alongside them and help give Tasha something every 14-year-old deserves: a future.
And for the first time, that chance is within reach.
A First for Uganda
Tasha has the opportunity to become the first known Ugandan to receive a heart transplant.
Her transplant will take place in India, opening a door that has never before been available to a known Ugandan heart patient.
This journey is about saving one extraordinary young life. But it also represents something bigger: possibility. Tasha's story can show families facing devastating heart disease that a path once thought impossible may be possible.
One extraordinary first.
Help Fund Tasha’s Journey
Foundations, churches, families and major donors can sponsor a specific part of Tasha’s transplant journey.
Travel, Visas + Housing
International travel, visas and housing needed for Tasha and her caregiver.
Transplant Evaluation
Comprehensive medical evaluation, testing and consultations.
Donor Organ Support
Costs associated with donor organ procurement and coordination.
Medical Support
Hospital stay, ICU care, procedures and other medical needs.
Transplant Medications + Additional Medical Care
Transplant medications, follow-up care, lab testing and other medical needs.
Heart Transplant
The transplant surgery and related surgical expenses.
Sponsorship amounts include approximately 5% for fundraising and transaction costs associated with raising and transferring funds for Tasha’s care.
Be Part of Tasha’s Story
Whether you give $25 or fund an entire part of Tasha’s transplant journey, your generosity helps move her closer to the heart transplant she needs.
Give Any Amount
Every gift matters. Individuals, families and friends can give directly through Tasha’s GoFundMe and help move her closer to transplant.
GIVE THROUGH GOFUNDMEFund a Piece of the Journey
Foundations, churches, businesses and major donors can partner directly with Heal and Thrive Global and designate their gift toward a specific area of Tasha’s transplant care.
PARTNER WITH HEAL & THRIVE GLOBALFollow Tasha All the Way to Her New Heart
A donation may help make Tasha’s transplant possible — but we want you to be part of everything that comes next, too.
Follow Tasha’s journey through evaluation, travel to India, transplant, recovery and, we hope, the beginning of a long and healthy life. Her CaringBridge page will be the place to find updates, celebrate milestones and surround Tasha and her family with encouragement along the way.
FOLLOW TASHA ON CARINGBRIDGE →Your Gift Is in Trusted Hands
Heal and Thrive Global is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization raising funds on Tasha’s behalf and overseeing the financial side of her transplant journey.
Restricted for Tasha
Gifts designated for Tasha will be restricted to expenses directly connected to her transplant journey and necessary care.
Paid to Providers
Funds will be paid directly to medical providers, housing providers, travel vendors and other appropriate service providers whenever possible.
Transparent Stewardship
Heal and Thrive Global will oversee gifts, expenses and designated funding to help ensure every contribution is used responsibly.
Interested in Funding Part of Tasha’s Journey?
We’d love to talk with you. Tell us a little about how you’d like to help, and someone from Heal and Thrive Global will be in touch.
Together, We Can Give Tasha The Gift of Life.
Help make Tasha’s transplant possible — and walk with her all the way home.