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WHO WE ARE

Helping children heal, recover, and thrive.

COANIQUEM Burned Children Foundation (BCF) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds to support COANIQUEM’s work across Latin America.

Through the generosity of our donors and partners, we help provide children with burn injuries access to comprehensive rehabilitation, education, research, prevention, and professional training — regardless of their family’s ability to pay.

Our mission is simple: help ensure that every child has the opportunity to heal and build a future beyond their burn.

OUR PARTNERSHIP

A powerful partnership changing children’s lives.

BCF works in partnership with COANIQUEM, a private nonprofit organization founded in Chile in 1979 and dedicated to helping children with burn injuries across Chile, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Headquartered in Santiago, COANIQUEM operates the world’s largest free pediatric burn rehabilitation center, providing comprehensive care completely free of charge. Its multidisciplinary teams combine specialized medical and surgical care with physical rehabilitation, psychological support, and social services.

Its financial statements are independently audited by Deloitte, and COANIQUEM is an accredited member of the United Nations Department of Global Communications’ Civil Society Unit.

Learn more about COANIQUEM

HOW IT WORKS

From generosity to healing

DONORS AND PARTNERS
Generosity starts here. Individuals, families, companies, and communities support BCF in the United States.

BCF
We turn generosity into support.
BCF raises funds and builds partnerships to advance pediatric burn care across Latin America.

COANIQUEM
Specialized care reaches children. Funding supports COANIQUEM’s comprehensive rehabilitation programs and related initiatives.

CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Healing becomes possible.
Children receive specialized care completely free of charge, for as long as their recovery requires.

OUR BOARD

Leadership committed to the mission.

Burned Children Foundation is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors who bring diverse professional experience, perspectives, and a shared commitment to expanding access to pediatric burn care.

Together, they provide governance and oversight while helping BCF strengthen partnerships, grow its reach, and support COANIQUEM’s mission across Latin America.

Executive Committee

President: Jorge Rojas Zegers, MD, Santiago de Chile Founder of COANIQUEM in Chile
Vice President: Mark Wilson, Fairfax Station, Virginia USA
Secretary: Sergio Dominguez, Santiago de Chile Founder of COANIQUEM in Chile
Treasurer: Robert Cowan, Livermore, California USA