The Ezgu Amal charity foundation, despite a decrease in incoming funds, provided assistance for the treatment of 596 children in 2025 – almost twice as many as in the previous year. The increase in coverage is attributed to a change in strategy: the foundation focused on medication supply and treatment within the country.
According to the foundation, in 2024 assistance was provided for 306 applications, while in 2025 this figure reached 596. However, the total volume of incoming funds decreased: in 2024 the foundation received approximately 9.98 billion soums, compared to 9.27 billion soums in 2025.
The foundation announced that it had revised its approach to fund allocation, emphasizing basic medical care. This allowed expanding the number of beneficiaries.
Previously, a significant portion of the budget was directed toward expensive treatment abroad for individual patients. In 2025, the foundation began to finance more purchases of medicines, treatment and diagnostics within the country, as well as support for medical institutions. Representatives of Ezgu Amal noted that this approach enables a faster response to family needs and helps more children.
The foundation's funds are generated through donations from legal entities and individuals, as well as through payment systems and special charity boxes. In 2025, the largest share of income came from individual donations and charity boxes.
The bulk of expenses in 2025 was directed toward providing medicines for children under the foundation's care – over 3.9 billion soums were allocated for this purpose. Another 1.3 billion soums were spent on medical services abroad, and about 1.04 billion soums on treatment within the country. Funds were also allocated to foundation projects, hospice support, assistance to clinics, and events. Overall, the foundation's expenses last year exceeded 10 billion soums.
The foundation's activities are implemented through several key programs aimed at medical, social, and psychological support for children and their families.
One of the main areas remains hospice and palliative care for children with incurable diseases and their families. Under this program, the foundation assists medical staff at the Taskin children's hospice, organizes psychological support for children and parents, covers transportation costs related to treatment, and helps create comfortable conditions for families, including providing food, hygiene products, and necessary household items.
Another program focuses on individual assistance to children with oncological and other serious diseases in need of urgent financial support. The foundation helps with the purchase of medicines, diagnostics, treatment, surgery and prosthetics payments, and provides targeted assistance to families in difficult life situations.
Another area involves supporting clinics in pediatric oncology and developing medical infrastructure. The foundation equips departments with modern diagnostic and treatment equipment, participates in renovation works and creating more comfortable conditions for children and parents, supplies medical institutions with consumables, and helps improve the qualifications of medical specialists.
Additionally, last autumn conditions for children at the city children's psychoneurological center were improved. Under the project, the institution was provided with new equipment and furniture, and a new sports ground was built on the center's grounds.
The foundation also implements a program of recreational and rehabilitation activities for children under its care. These activities aim to provide emotional support for children and their families, reduce stress levels, and aid recovery after prolonged treatment.
In the summer of 2025, the foundation launched the country's first rehabilitation camp program for families whose children have been treated for cancer. The camp involved 21 families. Restorative and therapeutic activities through play and communication were organized for children, while psychological support was provided for parents. Special attention was paid to mothers: working with specialists helped them reduce emotional tension after long-term treatment of their children and focus on their own recovery.
The foundation's plans for 2026 include the purchase of medical equipment, creation of a sensory room in the hospice, holding a rehabilitation camp, and developing family support programs.
The Ezgu Amal public foundation was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan in 2018. The foundation's main task is to provide timely and systematic assistance to children with oncohematological diseases, ensuring their treatment, support, and a decent quality of life.
Source: www.gazeta.uz