For over ten years, The Little Wings Foundation has provided quality orthopedic care for children in challenging humanitarian situations in the Middle East. Regular missions throughout the year have changed the lives of many children who cannot access the critical care they need to live a fully functional life. Providing children with the means to develop physically alongside their peers enables a much brighter social and economic future. By mobilizing a specialist, volunteer-based team of surgeons, nurses, and physiotherapists, we embark on missions of between 4 and 10 days, assessing and treating as many children as possible.  From coordination to post-operative care and follow-up, The Little Wings Foundation is fully committed to every child.

The Charity has conducted surgical missions mainly in the West Bank and Gaza but also in Turkey/Syria, Haiti, and Eritrea. Over the last few years, our focus has been assisting the children of Gaza, working at the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis, in Southern Gaza.

Project Sanad was initiated in 2024 in response to the alarming number of children losing limbs during the armed conflict in Gaza. As reported by CNN in January 2024, an average of more than ten children per day have suffered limb loss since October 7th. The surgical amputation of limbs has been an insurmountable challenge in the resource-poor Gaza Strip.

An overwhelming need for prosthetic devices and wheelchairs is expected for years to come. Without the ability to ambulate and attend school,  these children are destined to become a financial burden to their families with no growth and development perspective. Creating opportunities by supporting children with amputations and delivering necessary prosthetics is a way to empower children and bring hope for the future.

We have built strategic partnerships with orthotics and prosthetic centers in the UAE and Germany to support the lowest-cost construction of prosthetics.

The Little Wings Foundation has been instrumental in advancing pediatric orthopedic surgical standards and promoting education for a more sustainable outcome. We foster active learning through close collaboration with local medical staff. We believe in mutual exchange to enhance care quality and share valuable insights for improved surgical outcomes and long-term patient care.

In complex cases where local treatment is not feasible due to limited resources or the complexity of the condition, we collaborate with partners to facilitate travel abroad for optimal care. Past treatments have been arranged in the US, Switzerland, and the UAE.