Teenager Starts Nonprofit to Ship Life-Saving Equipment to Nigeria for Premature Babies

From Premature Birth to Global Impact

• 👶 Eden Jarrett, a 16-year-old from the Upper East Side, was born a preemie weighing less than two pounds and spent 11 weeks in the NICU.
• 💖 Inspired by her own experience and the care she received, Eden has dedicated herself to helping other premature infants.

Tiny Fighters Africa Initiative

• 🚀 Eden founded a nonprofit called Tiny Fighters Africa with the goal of shipping critical neonatal equipment to Nigeria.
• 💰 She successfully raised $11,000 to purchase and send essential items, including an incubator, phototherapy machine, syringe pump, resuscitator, and oxygen concentrator.
• 🌍 This equipment is vital for Sub-Saharan Africa, which has the highest mortality rate for premature infants, where sometimes two babies must share an incubator.

Shadowing and Future Aspirations

• 🩺 Eden spent six weeks shadowing doctors at the New York hospital where she was born, including some who saved her life.
• 💡 She aims to raise more funds for additional equipment shipments to Africa.
• ⚕️ Long-term, Eden aspires to become a doctor to continue helping premature babies, both in her community and globally.