Ishara is a 55-year-old woman from Nepal. She lives with her husband, their three sons, and three grandchildren. The family is involved in agriculture for most of the farming season, which is enough to sustain them for half of the year. Her sons work in India every year in order to earn for the family. According to our medical partner, Possible, “Ishara was going down the stairs at her home when she slipped and missed a few steps on the ladder and hurt her heel. She has developed a swelling on the ankle. She can not walk due to pain. This has made her unable to perform daily activities.” For $205, she will receive a “short leg plaster of paris cast,” which will relieve her pain and allow her to walk again. She will be able to perform her daily household activities with ease. Let's help Ishara get the treatment she needs!

Ambi is a 60-year-old mother and grandmother from Nepal where she lives with her family. She helps her son and daughter-in-law by looking after their children while they are away at work. Ambi also takes care of cattle to earn some income, but she earns barely enough to get by. Recently, while working in a cowshed, Ambi injured her toe on a stone. Although she applied local herbs to the small cut, hoping to heal it, her foot became infected. Ambi is unable to walk because of the pain and cannot continue with her daily activities. To get the appropriate treatment, Ambi needs a proper dressing and antibiotic, a $205 treatment. Doctors at our medical partner, Possible, say that with treatment, “Ambi will get rid of the pain and her limb will now be safe. She will be able to walk again and work to support the family.” Let’s raise the funds and support Ambi on her journey back to health!

83-year-old Oun is from Cambodia and likes to listen to the radio. She visited our medical partner because of her cataracts. Her doctors say, "Oun is completely blind due to the hypermature cataracts in both eyes. She is unhappy that she cannot see anything and needs her sister to guide her." Oun cannot afford the $100 surgery needed to restore her sight. But we're raising funds to support CSC's providing the surgery to her for free.

Meet Gloria, a one-year-old girl from Kenya. She was born with a bladder extrophy, meaning that her bladder is outside her body. If left untreated, she risks frequent infections and social isolation. Gloria has two older siblings, and currently lives with her mother, who is jobless. Her family cannot afford to pay for surgery to fix the extrophy. Gloria’s mother says, “I had no where else to go for help, but when I learnt that I could get help here I rushed immediately. I’ll appreciate any support for Gloria’s treatment.” For $1500, we can pay for surgery to close the extrophy and help Gloria lead a healthy life!

Calvin is an energetic and social seven-year-old from Tanzania. He is in kindergarten and likes school and being with other children. Calvin also likes to sing and color. Tightness in his Achilles tendon and knee pain keep Calvin from missing out on physical activities, though. He often has difficulty walking because of the deformity on his right foot. "If not treated, Calvin will develop early osteoarthritis of the foot," Watsi's medical partner writes. Calvin’s family wants to see him walk properly, but cannot afford the open Achilles tendon lengthening and serial casting required to address Calvin’s condition. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, has agreed to provide this surgery under the guarantee that Watsi donors will fund the care for Calvin. “I want to be able to ride a motorcycle like my brother,” he says. Let's help Calvin do it!

“I will be very happy to have straight feet. I will be able to wear shoes, and walking and running will be easy,” says ten-year-old Neema. Neema is from Tanzania and lives with neglected bilateral clubfeet. This condition severely impairs her gait and requires her to use the lateral aspect of her feet. Our Medical Partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, writes, “If not treated, Neema will develop early osteoarthritis”. Neema lives with her parents and six siblings. In school she likes math and dreams of one day becoming a teacher. Neema likes to skip rope with her friends, but cannot skip as long as the other children, due to her condition. Neema’s parents, who support their large family working as small-scale farmers, are not able to pay for her corrective surgery. For $715, our medical partner in Tanzania will be able to perform serial casting and bilateral posteromedial release on Neema’s feet.