We do, and our chosen charity is East Timor Hearts Fund. Here is why:
Our supporters have seen the results of our work. Results like 14 year old Ana Clarita, who arrived in Australia in June 2014 critically ill and weighing only 24 kilos, now thriving and back at school.
We’ve assisted almost 30 patients since our informal establishment in late 2010, with positive outcomes for all.
To confirm our effectiveness, recently we commissioned an independent social return on investment study, a social cost-benefit analysis designed to measure the value of the health and social impacts created by organisations like ours.
The good news is that the research concluded that our model is highly effective and highly cost effective. The study found that for every dollar invested, our program returns $9 in health and social benefits.
This means that our supporters can give with confidence, knowing that every dollar they contribute not only changes individual lives, but provides social benefits many times over.
The study, conducted by Melbourne researchers Synergistiq, made the following findings:
- Average estimated additional years of life: 32
- Average quality of life increase: 89 per cent
- Average additional ‘quality of life years’: 28
- Value of additional years of life per patient: AU$66,304 per patient (Australian equivalent $1.3 million)
- Social return on investment: AU$1 : AU$9
