Henoc is a two-year-old boy from Guatemala, but he is only the size of a healthy 11-month-old. His mother is worried about her son because he is not growing, has little appetite, and gets sick often. Henoc has been diagnosed with acute malnutrition. This means he has little energy to grow, and his immune system is weak and vulnerable to illness. He is also at risk of chronic disease and delayed development. Fortunately, he began malnutrition treatment on November 24, 2016. Henoc is an affectionate child who loves to play with his toy car and dance with his older sister, Raquel. He lives with his family in a one-room house made of adobe. His father works as a day laborer on a local plantation, and his mother works in the house. Although both his parents work hard, they cannot afford this $512 treatment. While malnutrition can have devastating effects, it is also very treatable. Growth monitoring, micronutrients, and food supplementation will help Henoc recover. He will gain weight and grow taller to catch up with other children his age, and his immune system will grow stronger. Community health workers will teach his mother about creating a nutrient-rich diet from limited resources. Treatment will give Henoc a chance to grow healthy and strong.

Mackendy is a 2-year-old boy who was born with several holes in his heart, including a patent ductus arteriosus, an atrial septal defect, and a ventricular septal defect. The net effect of these holes is to allow oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to mix in his heart without passing through the lungs, leaving him sickly and weak. Mackendy was also born with other developmental disabilities. Because of the complexity of his condition, Mackendy required a cardiac catheterization to better understand the size, location, and nature of the holes in his heart. Now that this has been completed, he can move on to have open-heart surgery to close these defects. Mackendy lives in Port-au-Prince with his mother and father and one older brother. His father is a driver for a package delivery company, and his mother works part-time in the market. Mackendy is very attached to both of his parents, and enjoys playing with his brother. "We are glad that Mackendy can have surgery, and are praying to God that everything will go well for him," his father said.