Meet Teav, a 42-year-old woman from Cambodia. Teav is married with four sons, two daughters, and one grandchild, and sells smoked fish at the market. Teav enjoys visiting the pagoda to join in ceremonies. She traveled one hour with her son to reach our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC). Teav developed a cataract in each eye five months ago. This causes her blurred vision. She can't see clearly, do her work well, or get around easily on her own. Teav's doctors told her she was in need of a phacoemulsification and an intraocular lens implant in each eye, which will replace her internal lenses and restore her vision to full clarity. In total, the procedure, supplies, drugs, and three days of inpatient care will cost $225. Teav's family needs financial assistance to complete payment. Teav's vision will be fully restored after recovery from the surgery. Let's help her get her sight back!

Votey is a 14-month-old girl with one brother. She enjoys playing with her brother and with her dolls. Votey traveled two hours with her mother to reach Watsi's medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), for treatment. Votey was born with a deformity of her left hand and both her feet. She has a constriction band of the second, third, and fourth fingers on her left hand, of three toes on her right foot, and of four toes on her left foot. Constriction band syndrome occurs in the womb, and is when the baby becomes entangled in amniotic bands. It leads to the restriction of blood flow and can affect the baby's physical development. Her diagnosis is a congenital abnormality that can be corrected with surgery. Surgeons will perform syndactyly repair surgery to release the constriction bands and improve the appearance and functionality of her hand and feet. The treatment will cost $321 and will allow Votey to grow and develop normally.

"Vannak is a three-year-old boy with one brother. He enjoys playing with toy cars and playing with other children around his home. He traveled 2 hours with his mom to reach CSC for treatment," reports our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC). "Vannak touched an electrical socket on April 17, 2016 and burned his hand. The electricity burn caused a contracture of the middle finger on his right hand. It is difficult for him to hold anything with that hand," continues CSC. With $280, Vannak can receive surgery that will allow him to regain his hand's mobility. "Surgeons will perform a release procedure and an FTSG (full thickness skin graft) to treat the burn contracture. He will be able to move his fingers easily and use his right hand once he heals," explains CSC. Let's help Vannak get back to a childhood in which he is free from obstacles to his health.

Neftali often suffers from malnutrition. He is far below the average weight for his age and height for his age. His immune system is weak and his diet consists primarily of tortillas and starchy vegetables. His mother already knew his child was stunted but never has received treatment or consult on how to improve Neftali’s health. Without intervention Neftali’s immune system will continue to weaken, and his growth physically and mentally will be stunted. Mental delays in development will become apparent and this will limit his ability to succeed academically and will lower his economic productivity - malnutrition is strongly associated with decreased academic performance and low economic productivity. If he continues to get sick often, his mother will have to continue to stay home to care for Neftali, rather than attend market to sell blouses. Neftali’s family cannot afford to buy fruits, vegetables, or sources of protein (eggs) regularly. Neftali lives with his parents and 3 siblings (ages 6, 4, 3 years old) in an adobe mud house with a metal lamina roof and dirt floor. His mother sells blouses at market, and his father is a corn farmer. He is a very attentive little girl, taking notice of everything that goes on around her. He loves to play with anyone he meets and his favorite foods are rice and eggs, although his mother says that she currently cannot afford 1 egg per day for her son. This treatment will provide Neftali with micronutrient and food supplementation as well as medication to prevent gastrointestinal infection. She will start to recoup the height and weight he has lost and her immune system will improve. She will have more energy to concentrate and succeed in school and her physical and mental development will improve. Her mother will receive the education she needs to supply the best nutrition possible to her child. She will feel confident in her abilities, and perhaps will be able to apply what she learns to the health of her next child, thus preventing malnutrition all together.

Meet San, a 78-year-old woman from Cambodia. When she isn’t spending time with her three sons, 1 daughter, and 15 grandchildren, she enjoys doing work around the house. San has been dealing with cataracts in both of her eyes for one year. Cataracts are a clouding of the eye’s natural lens, which lies behind the pupil. Symptoms include dim vision and blurriness. If left untreated, cataracts can cause permanent vision loss. $225 will fund the treatment San needs to correct her vision. In order to remove her cataracts, San will undergo cataract surgery in both eyes. This involves surgically removing the affected lenses and replacing each of them with a clear artificial lens. Cataract surgery is very effective—San will have restored vision soon after recovery. After San's surgery, she looks forward to having an easier time joining in ceremonies and listening to the monks pray at the pagoda.

Delia lives with her family in a one-room adobe house with a tin roof in Guatemala. Her father works as a farmer, who cultivates corn and green beans. Her mother takes care of her and weaves traditional Mayan textiles, which she sells in the local market. Delia loves to play with her rattle and her teddy bear with her older sister. She absolutely loves to eat scrambled eggs and güicoy, a type of squash, but eating is difficult with her cleft lip and palate, which makes it hard for her to gain weight without access to high-protein foods and micronutrient supplements. Delia was supposed to receive surgery to repair her cleft lip and palate three weeks ago, but doctors told her that she was too malnourished to receive the surgery. Her weight is far too low for her size, weakening her immune system, and making even a bout of diarrhea or a fever life-threatening. Her neurodevelopment is also slowing due to her malnutrition, which makes it hard to reach key developmental milestones such as learning to sit on her own. Growth monitoring, micronutrients, food supplementation, and deworming medication will help Delia gain weight, grow taller, catch up with other children her age, and help her grow stronger. Treating her now will have a large impact. She will likely be able to reach developmental milestones just like healthy kids her age. This treatment will strengthen her immune system, increase her overall caloric intake, and provide her with more energy to play. Her parents will receive the support they need to give Delia the diet she needs to grow and develop. They will receive motivational nutrition classes to learn what, when, and how to feed Delia the best diet possible. This will give Delia the chance to live a healthy and productive life. "We want her to grow better and go to school," Delia's mother said.