Chausiku is an amiable and polite 14-year-old girl who lives with her grandmother in Tanzania. When she grows up, Chausiku wants to become a nurse. Her grandmother sells vegetables at a local market, but with a small income she is dependent on her son for additional support. Chausiku has a bone infection in her right thigh bone and her grandmother can't afford her medical care. If the injury is left untreated, she is at risk of developing a fracture in her bone. The infection makes it difficult for Chausiku to walk, and she no longer attends school as a result. Chausiku needs to undergo surgery to remove the infected bone from her leg. For $700, she will get the treatment she needs to heal her leg and continue her education.

Flora and her husband are subsistence vegetable farmers in Kenya. They sell the extra maize and beans for spending money, but Flora is pregnant and worried about how they will afford preparation for their new baby. To make matters more complicated, 30-year-old Flora is experiencing severe lower back pain and leg swelling that makes it difficult for her to farm and contribute to her growing family's livelihood. Flora dreams of starting a business of her own at the local market where she will earn enough money to buy clothes and diapers for her baby and enough nutritious food to make sure she is a strong and healthy mother. To do this, Flora must receive adequate maternal healthcare during and immediately following her baby's delivery. For $215, we can make sure Flora gives birth in a health facility. This fee will ensure that a qualified nurse attends the delivery and that trained clinicians are on call to provide further advanced medical care if needed. Let's make sure Flora and her baby have a healthy start to their future as a family!