Our Wishes
A wish is not a fleeting gift- each child's Wish Journey is carefully planned and delivered over several stages to create a positive, lasting impact.
- Wishes are designed to complement a child's medical treatment, working to calm, distract and inspire at a time they need it most.
- When a wish is realised, a child discovers that despite their situation, anything is possible.
- In this way, wishes deliver both an immediate boost and long lasting effect on the lives of sick kids, their families and communities.
The Power of a Wish
The impact of a wish is more than the critical hope and joy that it provides. It’s also about the lasting, positive effect that it has on the wish child, their family, and their community. A wish helps foster increased resilience and unlocks possibility for the future.
From VIP experiences at Australia’s biggest sporting events to becoming a heroic crime fighter, every wish is as unique as the child who imagines it. As a charity that is 100% donor-funded, we rely on our generous supporters and volunteers to help us grant wishes for critically ill children every day.
What the experts say
At Make-A-Wish, we experience the positive and lasting benefits of wishes everyday - in letters from children themselves, stories from their parents or former wish kids, and feedback from hard-working volunteers and medical practitioners.
Now, Wish Impact studies from around the world show that a wish is a powerful, life-changing experience that gives hope and joy to children with a life-threatening illness.
