B
NARRATIVE VALUE
Certainty
●●● high
ABCDEFG
There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
As of: 2026-Q4Status: ActiveCeiling reason: No confirmed −
History2026-Q4BHistory grows each quarter
Save a Child's Heart (SACH): Heart surgery placed outside nationality and ability to pay. The letter is B; certainty is high. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q4; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
Whether a congenital heart defect is fatal depends on the country you are born in. Few countries have the equipment and the skill for the surgery, and it is expensive. Save a Child's Heart, founded in 1995, brings those children to Israel and operates on them free of charge.
Treatment takes place at the Sylvan Adams Children's Hospital within the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, and the surgeons volunteer their time. Before and after surgery the children stay with accompanying family at the SACH Legacy Children's Home, also in Holon. In June 2026 ten children arrived from Malawi, and from Somaliland nine were selected after twenty were screened locally. In October 2026, around the organization's thirtieth year, a six-year-old Malawian girl named Shalom was reported as its 9,000th patient. Children have come from 75 countries in all. Admission has been based not on nationality, religion or ability to pay but only on whether surgery is needed.
One person’s story (N1)
+ A single story
In October 2026 a six-year-old girl from Malawi named Shalom was reported as the organization's 9,000th patient, in its thirtieth year. In June of the same year ten children travelled from Malawi with their mothers, and in Somaliland nine were selected after twenty were screened locally. Surgery takes place at the children's hospital within the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, and the surgeons volunteer their time. Children have come from 75 countries in all. Nature of sources: independent (Israeli and international media).
Source nature: Israel Today / JNS / T2 major media. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- The positive side of this assessment rests on the single story (N1) above and its source. A per-item ledger of positive effects has not yet been compiled for this organization.T2 major media
Watching (unconfirmed; not counted in the assessment)- The gap with children who cannot travel
- travel dependent on regional conditions
- cumulative totals vary by date
Looking ahead (not included in the assessment)- Continuing to bring children for treatment and training medical staff in their own countries.
A second look
How many can be admitted depends on donations and on surgeons' available time, and the gap with children who cannot travel remains. The work sits against a politically tense background, and whether children from conflict-affected areas can travel depends on conditions outside the organization's control. The cumulative total appears as both 8,000 and 9,000 depending on date, so the date of any citation needs checking.
Sources
+N1Israel Today / JNS｜Applause for little Shalom / Malawian children arrive in Israel｜2026｜🔗
How to read this assessment
A Independently verified +, with no confirmed −
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. A confirmed − sets the ceiling, or much is unverified
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the narrative an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q4 | Back to top