Mobimba is the oldest in a family of seven children from Tanzania. He was born in 2001, and is 15 years old. Mobimba has severe bilateral clubfoot -- he is walking by using the lateral aspect of his feet, and he is unable to wear shoes. His condition has severely affected his gait. Due to the condition of his feet, Mobimba has not been able to go to school like his siblings. The school is too far away and when he walks for a long time, he feels pain on his legs. Despite his condition, Mobimba enjoys playing soccer. He also herds a few of his father’s goats. Mobimba’s parents are small scale farmers, and they also keep a few goats. With a large family to look after, children to take to school; coming up with the funds to cover the cost of Mobimba’s operation has been difficult. $1160 will fund the treatment Mobimba needs, including surgery, casting, and long-term rehabilitation. Treatment will allow him to return to school, and walk normally for the first time. “I will be happy to go to school like my friends,” Mobimba said.

Meet Neath, a 51-year-old man from Cambodia. “Neath has two sons, two daughters and three grandchildren,” says our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC). “He likes to watch Khmer news on the TV and listen to Khmer traditional music.” Two months ago, Neath suffered a two meter fall while working on his house. The result of the fall was a femoral neck fracture, an injury of the femur bone leading up to Neath’s hip. “Since then he has needed crutches to get around, and has not been able to work or help his family around the house,” CSC reports. “He feels very sad and guilty for not being able to provide support to his family.” In order to repair Neath’s broken bone and restore the proper function and mobility of his hip, Neath needs an open reduction and internal fixation surgery. This procedure entails breaking and realigning the bone, and fixing any loose fragments. Often times, bone grafting is also needed between the fragments to promote healing. For $405 we can fund Neath’s surgery, as well as the necessary anesthetics, post-operative medication, and physical therapy. Let’s help Neath walk again so that he can return to work and continue supporting his large family in Cambodia!

“I pray that Ezra will be treated and have a normal life so that when he is old enough, I can go back to school,” shares Ezra’s mother. “I will work hard to give him a brighter future.” Ezra is a two-month-old baby boy from Kenya, and is the only child to his young single mother. Ezra’s mother discontinued school to take care of her son, and lives with her mother in a small rented home where they live off of the yield from a small scale maize farm. “Ezra was born with a leaking cystic mass on his lower back,” explain our partners at African Mission Healthcare Foundation. “If surgery is not done soon, Ezra is likely to develop a severe infection which could lead to his premature death. He could also develop spinal complications like a tethered cord.” Ezra’s mother brought him over 225 kilometers for specialized treatment. For $805, we can fund spina bifida closure surgery which will prevent the risk of infection and tethered cord. Following surgery, physicians expect Ezra will live a normal and healthy life, and his mother will be able to return to school. Let’s help support Ezra’s mother’s hopes for her child’s wellness and her ability to resume her education and provide for her son!