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18,912 people have funded healthcare for 8,411 patients in 23 countries.
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life-changing healthcare.
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Fund healthcare for people around the world
Join with a recurring donation and automatically support a new patient every month
100% of your donation funds life-changing healthcare; we prove it by being radically transparent.Automatic monthly donations
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100% of your donation directly funds life-changing healthcare for a new patient on Watsi every month. You know exactly where your money goes.
Monthly email updates
Every month, you receive an email introducing you to the patient you supported and an update after they receive care. You'll always see your impact.
See Geoffrey's update emailWall Street Journal
Watsi, based in San Francisco, connects medical patients who can't afford the procedures they need with donors via the Web. The funds it collects go entirely to the patients, as the organization's own costs are covered separately.
The New York Times
Watsi lets people donate as little as $5 toward low-cost, high-impact medical treatment for patients in third-world countries. Watsi represents the next generation of charities...profiles of the patients are posted on the Watsi site, and the online community begins donating.
NPR
Watsi — one of the fastest growing non-profits in web history — puts up pictures and profiles of people around the world who need money for medical care. 'Anyone can go on our website, donate as little as $5, and 100 percent of that donation will directly fund medical care for a specific person.'
BBC
A pioneering way for individuals to donate money to one-off medical treatments in the developing world. The non-profit website allows visitors to make personal donations for as little as $5 to fund the treatment of their patient of choice.
CNN
The dollar amounts may seem small, but the way Watsi handles transparency could revolutionize nonprofits. All the money donated -- more than $200,000 so far -- goes directly to the treatment, from doctors' fees to transportation and referral costs.