Pukdarith is a sixth grader from Cambodia. He has one sister and eight brothers. He is the youngest in the family. He likes studying mathematics and wants to be a teacher when he grows up. He enjoys listening to classical music and going for walks. Three years ago, he was in an accident and fell from an elevator. This caused a fracture in his right femur. It is difficult for him to walk. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, can help. On November 7, Pukdarith will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $430. This procedure will help him walk easily again. His mother says, "I hope my son can walk normally again after the operation."

"Hannah had an accident when she fell at her homestead and since she lives alone, she remained in that position for three days," says our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). 74-year-old Hannah is a widow from Kenya who lives and works on a small farm. After she fell, her neighbors found her and took her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a fractured femur. "Hannah could not even afford to pay for transport to the hospital. She simply cannot afford to pay for the cost of this treatment that she desperately needs," says AMHF. Treatment for Hannah's fracture will cost $1,125, and is vital for Hannah's ability to walk and care for herself. This treatment will include surgery to repair the fracture in her femur. "The bones may refuse to unite if treatment is delayed for too long," AMHF tells us. Let's make sure Hannah's treatment is not delayed any longer, and help her get back on her feet.

"Life at the village requires one to walk a lot either going to school, to fetch water or doing other activities. We want our son to be able to help out and help himself too. We are worried that if he won’t be able to walk properly he will end up being dependent," say Furahini’s parents. Meet Furahini, a one-year-old boy from Tanzania. Furahini has a bilateral clubfoot, a condition that will force him to walk on the side of his foot as he learns to walk. The clubfoot is not only painful but "will put him at risk of developing early osteoarthritis later on, if not treated," reports our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation. Furahini is the second child born to a father who is a livestock keeper and a mother who is a homemaker. Most of the parents’ “earnings come from selling goats and not too long ago they lost most of their goats to disease,” continues our medical partner. “The small vegetable garden outside their house is the one that rescued them from not going hungry when they had no goats.” For $1,160 we can fund an orthopedic procedure for Furahini. The treatment will allow him to walk normally and prevent osteoarthritis later in life.