When we first met Fatima, she was a brave two-year-old girl from Guatemala facing a rare craniofacial syndrome that threatened her brain development and her future. Her family feared the unknown, wondering how they would ever access the care she so urgently needed.

Because of compassionate donors like you, that worry turned into hope.

Your generosity helped connect Fatima and her family with leading surgeons at San José Children’s Hospital in Colombia, where she underwent the first of several surgeries to protect her developing brain and reshape her skull. Your support also ensured her family had the travel and accommodations necessary to be by her side every step of the way.

Today, Fatima is thriving.

Her bright smile, her laughter, and her steady developmental progress are daily reminders of what your kindness makes possible. Now four years old, she is enjoying a childhood that once seemed out of reach — learning, playing, and reaching milestones without the constant fear of health crises.

Fatima will continue to need specialized care as she grows, and her family still faces many challenges ahead. But she is not facing them alone. She has her family, her medical team, and her friends at WorldCF — including caring people like you — walking this journey with her.

Because of you, the world is filled with more bright smiles and hopeful futures.
Fatima’s is just one of them.