Every day, your generosity reaches places most of us will never see—and changes lives in ways that are hard to imagine.
Because of you, thousands of desperately poor children and families across Africa, India, and Pakistan receive food, medicine, clean water, education, and safe shelter. What may feel like a simple act of giving becomes something far greater: a lifeline.
Yet the need remains urgent.
The World Health Organization estimates that 2.9 million children under the age of five die each year in sub-Saharan Africa—that’s five children every minute. Even more heartbreaking, two-thirds of these deaths are caused by preventable illnesses like pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria.
For more than 50 years, ICF has worked alongside local missionaries to confront this crisis head-on. Through your support, healthcare clinics are sustained, essential medicines are delivered, and life-saving resources—like mosquito nets, deworming treatments, and eyeglasses—reach children who would otherwise go without.
The Hidden Burden of Parasitic Infection
In many rural communities, children are exposed daily to contaminated soil, water, and food. Parasitic worms—hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms—silently invade their bodies.
The consequences are devastating: chronic pain, diarrhea, anemia, malnutrition, stunted growth, and impaired cognitive development.
But the solution can be astonishingly simple.
A single deworming tablet costs very little. Yet for a child who has never received one, it can mean the beginning of everything.
James’ Story
James lives in the village of Mawoito with his grandparents. Since birth, he has suffered from intestinal worms. The pain and fatigue have kept him from going to school. He cannot run or play like other children. Day by day, his childhood slips away.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Nakayizza’s Moment of Hope
In the village of Nankoma, Nakayizza stands holding a small tablet in her hand. Before taking it, she pauses—almost as if presenting something precious. Because to her, it is.That small packet represents more than medicine. It is the first sign that someone has come to her village and said:
Your health matters. Your life matters. You are not forgotten.
Reaching the Unreached
Across regions like Bugiri, Jinja, and Kamuli, countless children suffer from preventable and treatable conditions—simply because help has never arrived. But for many, that is beginning to change. Pastor Peterson has spent years leading outreach efforts across rural Uganda, bringing deworming treatments, mosquito nets, and chigger eradication medicine to isolated communities.
In 2025 alone, his teams distributed over 61,000 doses of deworming medicine.
Volunteers travel long distances to reach remote villages, not only administering treatment but also teaching vital lessons about hygiene, nutrition, and clean water. They go where others won’t go.
They serve those others won’t serve.
And they are saving lives—every single day.
Expanding Access to Life-Saving Care
Your support extends far beyond a single program.
In 2025, ICF provided approximately 4.4 million doses of medicines and medical supplies to treat illnesses ranging from malaria to AIDS.
In Liberia, these critical supplies supported clinics in Monrovia and were distributed to more than 20 healthcare facilities through the Healing Hands Project—an initiative focused on strengthening healthcare delivery for vulnerable and low-income populations.
In places where medicine is scarce and unaffordable, your generosity becomes the difference between suffering and healing.