Every child deserves a heartbeat that lasts a lifetime.
In Bangladesh, babies born with a hole in the heart or a narrowed valve often don't die because treatment doesn't exist — they die because no one told the family what to do next, or because the family simply couldn't afford it. Make My Hope exists to close that gap, one child at a time.
Rafiya is 1 year old. Her heart can't wait much longer.
Rafiya Sheikh was born with a severe form of Tetralogy of Fallot — her blood oxygen has dropped as low as 77%. She has an appointment with the pediatric cardiology team at Narayana Health, Bangalore, and a visa invitation letter is already in hand. What's missing is the money to get her family there and through surgery.
What we actually do
Make My Hope isn't only about collecting donations. Most families we meet don't even know where to start. We walk with them through all three.
Recognise it early
We publish plain-language guidance on the warning signs of congenital heart disease in babies and children, so parents know when to ask for an echocardiogram instead of waiting.
Navigate the system
From the first hospital visit in Bangladesh to a visa invitation letter from a hospital abroad, we help families understand exactly what paperwork, appointments, and steps come next.
Fund the journey
Surgery, travel, and weeks of stay in another country are far beyond what a daily-wage family can save. We raise that money publicly, one child at a time, with full transparency.
"My daughter Shehzin was born with a hole in her heart. We were able to take her to Narayana Health in Bangalore and bring her home well. I kept thinking about the families who couldn't. That thought became Make My Hope."Read the full story →
— Shuzan Mahamud, Founder
Make My Hope is a personal humanitarian initiative, started by one CHD mother in Bangladesh. It is growing, step by step, toward becoming a registered foundation — but it already runs on one rule: every taka given is used for a child, and every family can see where their money went.
Know the signs. Help early.
Bluish lips, breathlessness while feeding, poor weight gain — small signs that are easy to miss in a newborn.
Read the CHD Guide