Gift of Life – Central New York – Nonprofit/healthcare fundraising video production

Media Stream produced this nonprofit fundraising video for Gift of Life Central New York to tell the story of Bayarchimeg, a two-year-old girl from Mongolia who traveled to Albany, New York, for life-saving heart surgery.

Working with Samaritan’s Purse, Gift of Life identified Bayarchimeg as a child in need of specialized medical care. She traveled to Albany with her mother, Bayammba, and interpreter Otgo, where Dr. Neil Devejian and the surgical team at Albany Medical Center provided the heart surgery she needed.

Client: Gift of Life Central New York
Industry: Nonprofit / Healthcare
Location: Albany, New York
Objective: Fundraising and community awareness
Services: Concept development, interviews, videography, editing and graphics

The Challenge

Gift of Life needed an emotional and authentic way to demonstrate how donor support can directly change—and save—the life of a child. The story also had to overcome language and cultural differences while allowing Bayarchimeg’s family and medical team to communicate the impact of her treatment.

The Video Solution

Media Stream interviewed Bayarchimeg’s family, interpreter and members of the medical team involved in her care. Their perspectives were combined with supporting footage to tell the story of her journey from Mongolia to Albany and the collaboration that made her life-saving surgery possible.

The Result

The completed fundraising film gave Gift of Life Central New York a powerful way to demonstrate the human impact of its mission. The organization reported an outpouring of support from the community following Bayarchimeg’s story.