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What We Do

CURE has a comprehensive approach to providing surgical care for children with disabilities. We support their families and strengthen the capacity of local church and healthcare systems in the countries we serve.

CURE Children’s Hospitals

CURE International is a global nonprofit network of children’s hospitals providing surgical care in a compassionate, gospel-centered environment. Services are provided at no cost to families because of the generosity of donors and partners like you.

About CURE

Motivated by our Christian identity, CURE operates a global network of children’s hospitals that provides life-changing surgical care to children living with disabilities.

CURE Overview

CURE International is a global nonprofit network of children’s hospitals providing surgical care in a compassionate, gospel-centered environment. Services are provided at no cost to families because of the generosity of donors and partners like you.

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WHO WE ARE

Theory of Change

When children are cared for medically, spiritually, and emotionally—families and communities flourish under God’s hand.

A Twin Track Approach that Changes Lives and Communities

CURE’s vision is to ensure that every child with a treatable disability has access to the care and support they need to reach their full potential through God’s hope and healing. Children with disabilities in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) face barriers on individual and societal levels, so CURE has adopted a twin track approach that facilitates change to fully address the challenges facing our patients.

Stakeholders & Partners
Activities
Output
Outcomes
Impact

Beneficiaries:

children with disabilities, their families, and communities

Healthcare Providers:

government, university, and mission hospitals

Civil Society:

CURE staff, community leaders, non government oraganizations, disabled persons organizations, aid agencies

Faith-Based Partners:

pastors, church leaders, lay church members, nonprofit organizations

Host Governments:

national, regional, and municipal authorities

Donors:

private, public, and institutional

All of the activities on both tracks contribute toward the achievement of our desired outcomes.

Individual Track

medical intervention: improving access to surgery, rehabilitative services, and assistive and mobility devices

 

Empower & Embrace

addressing spiritual & emotional needs: sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in word and deed through patient ministry, staff discipleship, and community engagement

Societal Track

advocating for disability rights: informing communities and addressing discriminatory attitudes through mobile clinics, outreach/awareness events, and local church partnerships

 

Empower & Embrace

strengthening systems: providing surgical, clinical, and biomedical training to national health workers, as well as counseling and biblical training to support social protection of people with disabilities

Individual Track

Empower & Embrace

patients served: people with disabilities have improved mobility and functionality
people reached: communities are reached and transformed with the good news of Jesus

Societal Track

Educate & Equip

people educated: discriminatory attitudes and prejudices are changed and reduced
people trained: stakeholders are trained and equipped to be inclusive and improve access to services

All of the activities on both tracks contribute toward the achievement of the following outcomes

Individual Track

Empower & Embrace

agency: avoidable impairments are reduced and increased participation for people with disabilities

inclusion: communities are inclusive, equitable, and understand the rights and worth of people with disabilities as image bearers of God

Societal Track

Educate & Equip

capacity: resilient health systems with high quality, local, and sustainable capacity

Improved quality of life for children with disabilities, their families, and communities

Stakeholders & Partners

Beneficiaries:

children with disabilities, their families, and communities

Healthcare Providers:

government, university, and mission hospitals

Civil Society:

CURE staff, community leaders, non government oraganizations, disabled persons organizations, aid agencies

Faith-Based Partners:

pastors, church leaders, lay church members, nonprofit organizations

Host Governments:

national, regional, and municipal authorities

Donors:

private, public, and institutional

Activities

All of the activities on both tracks contribute toward the achievement of our desired outcomes.

Individual Track

medical intervention: improving access to surgery, rehabilitative services, and assistive and mobility devices

 

Empower & Embrace

addressing spiritual & emotional needs: sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in word and deed through patient ministry, staff discipleship, and community engagement

Societal Track

advocating for disability rights: informing communities and addressing discriminatory attitudes through mobile clinics, outreach/awareness events, and local church partnerships

 

Empower & Embrace

strengthening systems: providing surgical, clinical, and biomedical training to national health workers, as well as counseling and biblical training to support social protection of people with disabilities

Output
Individual Track

Empower & Embrace

patients served: people with disabilities have improved mobility and functionality
people reached: communities are reached and transformed with the good news of Jesus

Societal Track

Educate & Equip

people educated: discriminatory attitudes and prejudices are changed and reduced
people trained: stakeholders are trained and equipped to be inclusive and improve access to services

Outcomes

All of the activities on both tracks contribute toward the achievement of the following outcomes

Individual Track

Empower & Embrace

agency: avoidable impairments are reduced and increased participation for people with disabilities

inclusion: communities are inclusive, equitable, and understand the rights and worth of people with disabilities as image bearers of God

Societal Track

Educate & Equip

capacity: resilient health systems with high quality, local, and sustainable capacity

Impact

Improved quality of life for children with disabilities, their families, and communities