Kamasindi is a small-scale farmer from Uganda and has been a widow for 25 years. She has three children, all not yet married and carrying out casual work, except her youngest who is in third grade. Kamasindi presented with painful swelling in her left inguinal region that she has had for three years. She has pain and limps when she walking. Kamasindi traveled to our medical partner's care center to receive treatment. On September 15th, surgeons will remove the mass. Now, Kamasindi needs help to raise $196 to fund this procedure. Kamasindi says: “I hope for a better surgery so that I can get well and live happily without the burden I have today. I will resume to farming when am done with surgery successfully.”

"Jennifer is a smart, 11-year-old girl," shares African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), our medical partner in Tanzania. She "likes science classes and enjoys skipping rope." "Jennifer is in class five," AMHF continues, "and has learned how to use her left hand for writing after her accident, which led to a severe contracture of her right arm. The accident happened in September last year, when Jennifer saw water spilling from a pressure cooker, which was not closed well. When she tried to open the lid, the high pressure pushed the lid open and vapor rushed on Jennifer’s arm, severely burning her. She was rushed to the hospital and got first aid and was admitted for some months at the hospital. Jennifer’s arm is now in L shape and she still has a wound." Jennifer’s mother, Gladness, supports the family on her own by selling secondhand clothing. Since the accident however, Gladness has been at the hospital with her daughter, creatively generating income by selling homemade ice-cream. Despite this new source of income, "Gladness badly needs financial support so that her daughter can use her arm again," shares AMHF. For $870, we can fund a treatment to release Jennifer’s burn contracture, allowing her to stretch her arm and perform activities more easily. "My dream is to become a pediatrician when I grow up," says Jennifer. Together, we can help both Jennifer and her family.