How Far Does Your Donation Go?
Every pound donated to World Aid Network is tracked to a specific clinical outcome. Here is exactly what each amount funds — from a single surgical component to a complete treatment pathway.
How World Aid Network tracks your donation
All donations are held in a restricted fund and disbursed exclusively within World Aid Network's two registered charitable objects: sight-restoring eye surgery and cancer treatment for poor patients, and emergency relief for disaster-affected families in Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Payments go directly to accredited partner hospitals via milestone bank transfer — never to individuals.
Eye Surgery — What Your Donation Funds
A complete cataract operation costs approximately £200. Every component below is essential — here is how smaller gifts add up to a life-changing procedure.
| Donation | What it funds in the eye surgery programme |
|---|---|
| £10 | Pre-operative eye drops and sterile consumables for one patient's assessment |
| £25 | One intraocular lens (IOL) implant — the artificial lens that replaces a clouded natural lens in cataract surgery |
| £50 | Full set of surgical consumables for one cataract operation (drapes, irrigation, phaco tip, post-op medication) |
| £100 | Half a complete cataract operation — surgeon's time, consumables and lens combined |
| £200 | One complete sight-restoring cataract operation: pre-op, surgeon, IOL, consumables, anaesthesia and follow-up |
| £400 | Both eyes — complete bilateral cataract surgery for one patient, permanently restoring full vision |
| £1,000 | Five complete cataract operations — five patients whose sight is permanently restored |
Cost figures are approximate, based on average partner-hospital data in Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Figures correct as at June 2026.
Donate to eye surgeryCancer Treatment — What Your Donation Funds
Breast cancer treatment involves multiple stages — each requires separate funding. Early detection through diagnostic imaging is the most cost-effective intervention.
| Donation | What it funds in the cancer treatment programme |
|---|---|
| £30 | Diagnostic breast ultrasound assessment for one patient referred from a screening camp |
| £75 | Core needle biopsy and pathology report — confirming diagnosis and cancer type to plan treatment |
| £150 | Supportive care medications for one chemotherapy cycle (anti-emetics, pain relief) |
| £300 | Two diagnostic assessments and a biopsy — early detection for three patients |
| £500 | Towards breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) for one patient |
| £1,000 | A full chemotherapy course (multiple cycles) for one patient who cannot afford private treatment |
| £2,000 | The complete treatment pathway — imaging, biopsy, surgery, chemotherapy and follow-up — for one patient |
Costs are approximate based on partner-hospital data in Pakistan. The cancer programme is expanding; figures will be updated as the programme extends to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Donate to cancer treatmentEmergency Relief — What Your Donation Funds
Emergency relief is activated when a natural disaster is declared by an official agency — NDMA (Pakistan), BNPB (Indonesia) or NADMA (Malaysia). Relief is delivered through trusted local partner organisations, not by World Aid Network staff overseas.
Relief is scoped exclusively to disaster-affected families: food, water, emergency shelter, seasonal items. Only in Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia.
| Donation | What it funds in the emergency relief programme |
|---|---|
| £25 | Emergency food supplies for one family for two weeks following a natural disaster |
| £50 | Emergency shelter supplies — tarpaulin, rope and fixings — for one displaced family |
| £75 | Winter warmth pack for one family: blankets, warm clothing and basic cooking supplies |
| £100 | Emergency food, shelter and hygiene supplies for one disaster-displaced family |
| £250 | One week of emergency support for five families following a flood or earthquake |
| £500 | Emergency food and shelter for ten families in the first 72 hours after a disaster declaration |
| £1,000 | Comprehensive emergency relief for twenty families — food, shelter, hygiene and winterisation |
Emergency relief costs are approximate. Actual costs vary by disaster type, location and timing of deployment.
Donate to emergency reliefHow we make sure every pound reaches the cause
World Aid Network operates on a strict no-cash, milestone-funding model. No money is released until a trustee-approved patient list or relief plan is in place. All payments go directly to accredited partner organisations. Outcome reports are required before any subsequent release.