SAVEBLUEHEART PROJECT

Kezang Chhoden is a Grade 5 student and the third child of three siblings. She is the middle child, with an older sister and a younger brother. Her father, Tshering Wangdi, served in the soldier and her mother, Yeshi Lhamo, is a housewife. Kezang Chhoden lives in Samdrup Jongkhar, which is about 503 kilometers from […]

Deki is the third child, with two older sisters and one younger brother, born to Nimatashi and Pema Yangzom, who are farmers who raise both meat and dairy yaks for sale. Deki is currently in Grade 2. Deki’s family lives in Marake, Trashigang County, which is about 485 kilometers from the capital Thimpu. It takes

Chencho Wangdi is the youngest child with two older brothers. His father, Pema, and mother, Kinley Dema, are farmers living in Punakha Township, about 70 kilometers from the capital, Thimpu. Chencho Wangdi was diagnosed with congenital heart disease when he was three months old. Because he was not feeling well and had a fever, his

Jamyang Yugyel Drakpa is the third of four siblings. His father, NIima, works as a bus driver, and his mother, Sonam Peldon, is a housewife. His family lives in Tashingang Township, about 550 kilometers from the capital. Jamyang Yugyel Drakpa was diagnosed with congenital heart disease when he was around 7-8 months old. His mother

Kinzang Dawa Euden, 10 months old, is the daughter of Dorji Wangdi and Kinzang Lhamo. Both parents are teachers. Kinzang Dawa Euden is the younger twin, while the older twin is healthy. She lives in the capital city of Thimpu. When she was 2 months old, her mother took her for a vaccination. When the

Yeazhin phuntsho Penjor is 1 year and 3 months old and is the only child in his family. His father, Dr. Kunga Penjor, works as a dentist and his mother, Tandin Pemo, works as an electrical engineer. Yeazhin phuntsho Penjor lives in the capital city, Thimpu. When Yeazhin phuntsho Penjor was 3 months old, he

Karma is the son of Leki, 32, and Sonam, 31. His father is an electrician and his mother is a housewife. He has two children, Karma is the youngest and has a brother who is 4.6 years old. Karma’s family lives in Phuntsholing, which takes about 6 hours to travel to Thimpu and then takes

Tandin is the son of Duptho Kiuley, 28, and Aliclup Zauymo, 26. His father is a painter and his mother is a housewife. He has two children, Tandin is the oldest child and has a two-year-old younger sister. While traveling to Thailand for surgery, he had to leave his younger sister with his aunt in

99 Bhutanese Children’s Heart Surgery Project to Dedicate Merit to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thai-Bhutan SaveBlueHeart Project) 11-year-2-month-old Yeshi Gyeltshen lives in Lhuntse Province, Bhutan, a remote province that took two days by bus to reach the capital city of Thimpu. Yeshi lives with his mother and three younger siblings, with Yeshi being the

Miss Wanwisa Tasana, 2 years old, or Nong Ton Khao, is the only child of her mother, Malaiworn, a Laotian who has been working in Thailand since 2007. She rents a house in Om Noi, Samut Sakhon Province. She used to work as a housekeeper, but when she got pregnant, she quit to work as