Puthi is an eight-year-old boy from Cambodia. He's a student in 3rd grade and enjoys reading books. His father is a chef and his mother sells items at the local market. Puthi has one younger brother who he enjoys playing football with. In July 2020, Puthi had a relentless nosebleed. His family sought medical help and the only solution was continually packing Puthi's nose with gauze. This stopped the bleeding but a piece of gauze was left inside the nose and two days later the area began swelling from his nose to his left eye. He was referred to a government hospital to rule out a blood disease. He underwent surgery to remove the gauze, and testing ruled out blood diseases but the left side of his face is still very swollen. When Puthi's family learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, they traveled there hoping for treatment. On December 7th, surgeons at CSC will perform a debridement procedure to treat his nose and lower eyelid. Now, Puthi's family needs help to fund this $273 procedure. They are hopeful that he will be better soon.

Uoy is seven years old and in the first grade. He has two brothers, and he likes to play games. Uoy has a type of congenital strabismus in both eyes called exotropia. This condition causes his eyes to turn outward. When Uoy's parents learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, they traveled for three hours seeking treatment. On November 1, doctors performed a corrective eye surgery. After recovery, Uoy's vision will improve. Now, his family needs help to fund this $264 procedure.

Say hello to Shailande, a 20-day-old baby from Haiti who was born with a condition called an omphalocele, a birth defect in which the infant's intestine or other abdominal organs stick out of the belly button. “There is no skin covering part of her abdomen, which needs to be closed by surgery. Her intestine remains outside of her abdomen and her navel has become infected, causing her to experience abdominal pains,” explains our medical partner, Project Medishare. Shailande is the youngest of four children. Her mother sells food, and her father is only able to do random jobs in their zone of Cite Soleil, one of the poorest and most dangerous areas in Haiti. With their combined income, affording medical treatment is not possible. For $1,500, Shailande can finally have the surgery necessary to close her abdomen in addition to the antibiotics that can heal her infection. “I am excited to see the deformation gone and see my baby’s belly healed,” says Shailande’s mother. Let's make it happen for them!