Mario Götze takes a picture with a child in a wheelchair
Child in firefighter clothes

Granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions

  • Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions
  • In 39 country affiliates Make-A-Wish grants wishes each 21 minutes, collectively more than 330.000 wishes have been granted worldwide since 1980
  • Hope, strength and joy for children with life-threatening medical conditions and their families

Make-A-Wish Deutschland e. V. grants the wishes of children and teenagers with life-threatening medical conditions aged between 3 and 18 years and gives them and their families happy and unforgettable moments. The organisations mission is to enrich the human experience with hope, strenth and joy. The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in Arizona, U.S.A., in 1980 and is the largest wish-granting organization in the world. Since 2008 Make-A-Wish is also able to grant wishes to children in Germany.

Through the great support of the donors and partners as well as the over 32,000 volunteers that generously give their time, talents and energy, the Make-A-Wish Foundation was able to grant wishes to more than 334,000 worldwide since its inception. Additional information on the Make-A-Wish Foundation International you will find on www.worldwish.org or on the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America on www.wish.org.