Reflecting on 2025: A Year of Hope and Healing As we look back on 2025, we are humbled by the journey Wings and Wishes has shared with so many families. This year, we funded 1,586 trips for children to access expert medical care — each one a story of courage,...

Retinoblastoma is a rare and aggressive form of eye cancer that primarily affects young children, often diagnosed before the age of two. It can develop in one or both eyes and, if left untreated, may lead to vision loss or even become life-threatening. But with early...

Awonke - making the most of second chances When Awonke was 6 months’ old, he was diagnosed with cancer of the liver. He spent his first birthday in hospital - after surgery to remove the tumour and months of treatment he was in remission. In 2019 it was discovered...

On 6 June 2018 little Inga was born, two weeks later she had a bloated tummy. Her mom took her to the local hospital. Inga spent weeks in hospital while the doctors did blood tests and scans to determine what caused the bloated tummy. On 4 October 2018, she was...

  Kendreya At Wings & Wishes we strongly believe in collaboration with other organizations to ensure maximum impact. We teamed up with Young Hearts Africa to transport little Kendreya for lifesaving cardiac surgery.  Thank you to our airline partner,...

Wings & Wishes is so much more than the booking of a bus ticket or flight. We are the light in a dark tunnel for families navigating life with a sick child, taking away some of the stress and worry about traveling to medical care. Here are messages from 2 moms. We...

Imagine living in the rural town of Nqanqarhu in the Eastern Cape. Your little girl is diagnosed with biliary atresia and is in need of a liver transplant. Every month mom and child make the grueling 14-hour trip by bus to Johannesburg to meet with the transplant...

I am a single mom with three children. Their father has chosen not to be involved. My 11-year-old son, Joel, was born prematurely at 29 weeks, suffered a grade 3 and 4 intraventricular brain hemorrhage, among other complications, and as a result faces several...

Little Emetle lives in the rural Eastern Cape town of Maclear. She suffers from biliary atresia. Biliary atresia is a condition that affects an infant’s liver. Bile normally flows from your baby’s liver to their small intestine. But with biliary atresia, your baby’s...