HeartGift

🌍 Collaboration Across Continents!

Recently, HeartGift staff and Board members traveled nearly 9,000 miles to Nairobi, Kenya, to witness the impact firsthand of our growing global partnerships. From the moment they arrived, we were welcomed with incredible warmth, celebration, and love. 💙

That impact is growing in extraordinary ways. In Kenya, what once allowed us to serve about 30 children each year has expanded to more than 250 children annually—transforming access to high-quality pediatric heart care—bringing life-saving heart surgery closer to home for children who need it most.

At HeartGift, our mission goes beyond surgery. We are committed to building sustainable programs, training local medical teams, and supporting systems of care that ensure children can receive treatment close to home—not just today, but for generations to come.

More children. More hope. Exponential impact.

There’s something truly special about someone who can capture the raw beauty, love, and emotion that surrounds every HeartGift child and their family—and photographer Jama Pantel in Austin does it effortlessly.

Most people don’t have the opportunity to see the impact of HeartGift up close, but through Jama’s lens, those moments are shared with the world. From social media to our website and beyond, her images bring our mission to life, allowing others to feel the joy, strength, and transformation that happens every day.

Jama … your creativity and eye for storytelling help us share the heart of HeartGift in the most powerful way. We’re endlessly grateful for the magic you create and the way you help these stories live on! 💙