“Amran’s parents are looking forward to her surgery and recovery so she is able to learn how to mobilize and reach her milestones,” says our medical partner, Edna Adan Hospital (EAH). Meet Amran, a one-year-old girl from Somalia who has club feet. EAH reports that Amran’s club foot "causes issues in mobility. At Amran’s age, she should be learning to stand and walk, however, this has been delayed due to her disfigurement.” Amran’s mother is a homemaker and her father is a shopkeeper. “Amran has been a patient at Edna Hospital in the past to treat her Spina Bifida and hydrocephalus when she was a baby. She made a good recovery and returned home where she sustained a fractured leg after her siblings were playing nearby and accidentally jumped onto her leg,” continues EAH. For $1185, we can treat Amran’s clubfeet and allow her to move unimpeded as she grows up!

“I long to have a successful pregnancy with few or no complications at all, and that my baby is born safely in a hospital,” shares Brenda. Meet Brenda, a newly married 19-year-old woman. Brenda is from Kenya, where she lives with her husband. To support his family, including Brenda, his siblings and his mother, Brenda’s husband owns a small piece of land. He grows seasonal crops, but the produce only sustains the family for about two months a year. For this reason, her husband commutes to a nearby town to work as a day laborer. Brenda works as a hairdresser but she has recently been unable to attend to her customers. Brenda and her husband are expecting their first baby, but Brenda is having a difficult pregnancy. She is experiencing lower abdominal pains, making is difficult for her to do house chores and continue working. We can fund pre and postnatal care and a safe delivery for $290. “The patient will be able to return to her normal duties after safe delivery without any complications,” explain our medical partners at Lwala Community Alliance. Let’s support Brenda and her husband as they welcome their first baby!