# Where Your Money Goes | Full Transparency | WAN

> Source: https://worldaidnetwork.org/where-your-money-goes
> Where your money goes, in full: what £10, £25, £50 and £100 each pay for across eye surgery, cancer treatment and emergency relief. See the breakdown.

# Where Your Money Goes

Every donation to World Aid Network is directed to one of three programmes: sight-restoring eye surgery, cancer treatment or emergency disaster relief for poor and disaster-affected families in Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Here is exactly what your gift pays for. 

Quick answer

Donations to World Aid Network are restricted to patient treatment and emergency relief, and are paid directly to partner hospitals and vetted local partners — never as cash to individuals. £200 funds a complete cataract operation, two full cycles of chemotherapy, or supports two families through an emergency response. World Aid Network runs no hospitals of its own. 

## What your donation covers

Specific, verifiable outcomes — updated from partner reports.

| Amount      | Eye surgery                                            | Cancer treatment                            | Emergency relief                                        |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| £10 / $12   | Surgical consumables for one procedure                 | One day of oral chemotherapy                | Emergency food parcel for one family                    |
| £25 / $30   | Intraocular lens + sterile kit (one operation)         | Week of treatment-related medication        | Food & water for a family of four for one week          |
| £50 / $60   | Full surgical consumables + post-op medication         | One outpatient oncology appointment + tests | Emergency shelter kit for one displaced household       |
| £100 / $125 | Half the total cost of one cataract operation          | One cycle of IV chemotherapy                | Full emergency response pack: food, water, shelter      |
| £200 / $250 | Complete cataract operation — surgery, lens, follow-up | Two full cycles of chemotherapy             | Supports two families through a full emergency response |

## How we keep costs low

### No overseas teams

We do not send UK-based staff or volunteers overseas. All care is delivered by locally-licensed professionals already working in-country. This eliminates flights, accommodation, insurance and salary costs entirely.

### No own clinics or hospitals

We partner with established partner hospitals rather than building or running our own. This means 100% of capital goes to patient care, not infrastructure.

### Lean UK operations

World Aid Network operates with minimal administrative overhead. Trustees are unpaid volunteers. Our UK costs cover legal, regulatory compliance and donor communications.

### Verified disbursements only

Funds are released to partners against a named patient list or a verified relief report. No grant is released without a specific, documentable outcome commitment.

## How does accountability and reporting work?

- Charitable Incorporated Organisation (England and Wales) — charity registration in progress.
- All disbursements approved by named trustees against specific patient lists or verified relief reports.
- Partner hospitals provide pre- and post-treatment reports for all funded clinical episodes.
- Emergency relief partners provide photographic and logistical evidence of distributions.
- No trustee receives remuneration — all governance is voluntary.

## Frequently asked questions

 What percentage of my donation reaches the people in need? 

World Aid Network aims to maximise the proportion of every donation that reaches programme delivery. As a lean UK Charitable Incorporated Organisation without large overseas teams, our cost base is kept deliberately low. Full accounts will be filed with the Charity Commission once registration is granted.

 What does £25 actually pay for? 

£25 covers the surgical consumables (intraocular lens and sterile kit) for one sight-restoring cataract operation, or one week of basic emergency food and water for a disaster-affected family of four.

 How can I verify how World Aid Network spends donations? 

World Aid Network's full accounts will be filed with and published by the Charity Commission once registration is granted. In the meantime, our trustees review all disbursements against partner patient lists and relief reports.

 Does World Aid Network pay its trustees? 

No. World Aid Network's trustees serve voluntarily and receive no remuneration. This is standard for small registered charities and is a condition of our CIO constitution.

 Can I restrict my donation to a specific programme? 

Yes. When donating, you can choose to direct your gift to eye surgery, cancer treatment or emergency relief. Alternatively, an unrestricted gift to our general fund lets trustees direct it to the most urgent need at the time.

## How can you make your donation count?

Every pound is tracked to a specific outcome. Give with confidence.

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World Aid Network is a UK Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity registration in progress; application ref 5290505, ICO ref ZC156579).