Meet Sijal! This nine-year-old is in third grade, and lives in Nepal with his family. Recently, Sijal was playing volleyball with his friends, and had a bad fall. He fractured his left arm, which left him in a lot of pain, and he has had to miss school as a result. Sijal’s mother told our medical partner, Possible, that she struggles “to get food [for the family] on a daily basis” and that it is “really difficult for us to pay for treatment.” The family of seven relies on a single income, and they cannot afford the $205 needed for Sijal’s surgery. Let’s help Sijal see a doctor and get the treatment he needs. Your contribution will help Sijal regain movement in his left arm and prevent any further discomfort from his injury.

Zin Oo is just six-years-old and has already experienced a great deal. Zin Oo is being raised by his single mother, who works as a day labor in Burma’s northeastern Shan State. In 2013 Zin Oo’s family was forced to flee from their home as a result of anti-Muslim violence in their region. They lived in an IDP camp until the situation settled. The family has since moved back to the home which Zin Oo shares with his mother, aunt, uncle, grandfather, and three cousins. When Zin Oo was two-years-old he broke his left leg. Since then, two flawed surgeries have failed to properly heal him and as a result, his left leg is shorter than the right. Due to his condition, Zin Oo cannot walk on his own, and he hasn’t started school. His mother must carry Zin Oo everywhere she goes, including to work, making normal life very difficult for both of them. His mother cannot afford another corrective surgery. Zin Oo needs a comprehensive and effective surgery to once and for all properly repair the damage done to his leg. $1500 is all Zin Oo needs for this vital surgery that would enable him to walk on his own and attend school, thereby allowing his mother to continue her work and be relived of worry about Zin Oo’s health. Let’s help Zin Oo get better so he can get out and join his peers in school and in play!

Lexidamise is a one-year-old little girl from Haiti. Laxidamise was born with the duo of cleft lip and palate, birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip and mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. A few months ago, Lexidamise received surgery to repair her lip. Now she needs one more procedure to fix her palate so she can learn to eat like other kids her age. Lexidamise’s mother explains how it is difficult to find anyone who can feed and take care of her child in the special way she needs. As a result, she has been unable to work and cannot afford treatment for Lexidamise. For $960, Lexidamise will receive surgery to repair her palate and complete the last stage of her treatment. Let’s make sure this little girl grows up healthy and strong!

At 30 years old, San should be enjoying life with her husband and two children. Instead, she's facing the frightening potential consequences of untreated congenital heart disease. San first started experiencing symptoms of heart disease when she was 13. But as a low-income person in Thailand, seeking medical attention is difficult. And as a result, she wasn't diagnosed by a doctor until last year. San's life has been rocked by her diagnosis. She's been forced to stop working, relying on her husband for support. Yet she maintains a sense of optimism and hope for the future, telling her doctors that once she is healthy again, she wants to donate money to struggling communities so that children have access to the education and healthcare she didn't have. Only $1,500 stands in the way of San receiving life-changing heart surgery. Let's close the gap and help San move forward with her life!