Welcome to TICHFA AFRICA INC.
Every child deserves a healthy heart.
TICHFA AFRICA INC. — Tigawa International Children's Heart Foundation Africa — is a charitable organization dedicated to saving children's lives by helping children born with congenital heart defects and other serious heart conditions access life-saving medical care, specialized treatment, and heart surgery.
At TICHFA AFRICA INC., we believe that every child deserves a chance to live a healthy, happy, and fulfilling life, regardless of their family's financial circumstances, geographical location, or access to healthcare.
Our foundation aims to bridge the gap between vulnerable children in Africa and specialized cardiac healthcare services through international medical partnerships, fundraising, sponsorships, and community outreach.
Our mission
To save and improve the lives of children affected by congenital heart defects and other heart conditions across Africa by facilitating access to affordable, high-quality cardiac healthcare, life-saving surgeries, medical treatment, and family support.
We are committed to reducing financial and geographical barriers to specialized heart care by connecting children and families with qualified medical professionals, hospitals, donors, and humanitarian organizations worldwide.
Through compassion, collaboration, education, and advocacy, we strive to ensure that every child has an opportunity to receive the heart care they need.
Our vision
To create an Africa where no child loses their life because of a treatable heart condition, financial hardship, or lack of access to specialized cardiac healthcare.
We envision a future where every child with heart disease has access to timely diagnosis, quality medical treatment, life-saving surgery, and ongoing cardiac care.
Our long-term vision is to build a sustainable network of hospitals, healthcare professionals, donors, and community partners dedicated to improving pediatric cardiac healthcare across Africa.
What we stand for
Our core values
Compassion
Treating every child and family with dignity, kindness, and respect.
Integrity
Maintaining honesty, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.
Equity
Promoting equal access to life-saving cardiac healthcare regardless of financial background.
Collaboration
Building strong partnerships with hospitals, medical professionals, donors, and communities.
Excellence
Supporting high standards of quality and safety in children's cardiac care.
Hope
Giving children and families encouragement and opportunities for healthier futures.
Organization structure
One family, two callings
Parent
TIGAWA GROUP INC. USA
The business / parent organization under which the charitable initiative is proposed.
Business
TIGAWA Healthcare & Staffing
A separate healthcare and staffing business — kept distinct from the charitable side.
Charitable
TICHFA Children's Heart Foundation Africa
The child-heart charitable initiative — which could eventually operate as an independent nonprofit/charity, depending on where it is established and applicable legal requirements.
India hospital partnerships
Transparent relationships with reputable centers
Rather than routing patients by referral fees, TICHFA intends to develop transparent relationships with reputable pediatric cardiac centers. Potential hospitals to approach include:
Amrita Hospital – Kochi
Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences – Bengaluru
Apollo Children's Hospital – Chennai
Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospitals – India
Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences – Kolkata
Amrita Hospital – Faridabad
These are prospective partners only — no partnership or endorsement is claimed. Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani is of particular interest because it publicly states that its pediatric cardiac care is provided free of cost, regardless of nationality or financial status. Partnerships are only confirmed after verification.
Our goals and objectives
What we set out to do
Seven commitments that guide every program, partnership and dollar raised.
Life-Saving Heart Surgeries
Help eligible children access specialized cardiac surgery and treatment.
Medical Sponsorship
Establish fundraising programs to support treatment, transportation, accommodation, and recovery expenses.
International Hospital Partnerships
Develop relationships with specialized children's heart hospitals in Africa, the United States, India, and other countries.
Early Detection and Awareness
Promote education, screening initiatives, and timely referrals for congenital heart defects.
Family Support Services
Provide guidance and assistance to families navigating complex medical treatment.
Healthcare Capacity Building
Support training, knowledge sharing, and collaboration among healthcare professionals in Africa.
Community Outreach
Work with local communities to identify children who may need specialized cardiac care.
Join us in saving little hearts
Every child deserves the opportunity to grow, learn, play, and achieve their dreams. With the support of compassionate individuals, healthcare professionals, businesses, and humanitarian partners, we can help make life-saving heart treatment more accessible to children in need.
Together, we can give children hope, healing, and a healthier tomorrow.
Our promise — every child deserves a healthy heart
Trust and accountability
Safety, privacy and transparency
Child safeguarding
Children's welfare, informed guardian consent and protection from exploitation must guide every program.
Privacy
Medical information should only be handled through a secure, access-controlled process compliant with applicable laws.
Financial accountability
Official donation receipts, fund-use reporting and applicable charity disclosures should be established before fundraising begins.
This website is a launch prototype. Formal policies, legal registration details, audited reporting where applicable, and country-specific compliance materials must be reviewed and published before operation. Visa approvals are never guaranteed; treatment decisions belong to qualified medical professionals.