Eduardo is a 1-month-old baby who weighs less than he did when he was born. Eduardo’s mother is very attentive, but she had a traumatic delivery and was hospitalized for several days afterward. Now, she has insufficient milk production and can’t give Eduardo the nutrition he needs. Despite her best efforts, she cannot get her son to gain weight. Fortunately, doctors at Wuqu’Kawoq can help Eduardo’s mother get her son back on track. We need to raise the $250 Eduardo needs for milk formula, vitamin supplements, and travel to and from the clinic for checkups. With those basic services, Eduardo’s doctors are confident they can get him to a healthy weight.

Pemphero is a sweet girl whose parents want her to live a normal, healthy life. She is at the age where she is beginning to want to walk and run, but a medical condition threatens to prevent her from being able to live an active life. Pemphero was born with bowed legs, a condition which causes her legs to turn inward and makes it difficult for her to walk. Her parents are worried that without treatment, Pemphero will miss out on opportunities that her peers will have in school, work, and adult life. Pemphero lives in Malawi, where 74% of people live on less than $1.25 a day. CURE International can perform surgery to treat her condition, but her parents cannot afford to pay for her care. We hope to raise the $1000 needed to cover the cost of Pemphero’s treatment and enable her to live a happy, active life.

Emmanuel is a sweet 60-year old man who developed a chronic ulcer on his leg after slipping and scraping it five years ago. Emmanuel sought medical assistance at the time, but was given a round of weak drugs that didn’t do much of anything to help. Now, Emmanuel experiences too much pain to walk. His doctors told us that if left untreated, “there is a 70% chance the ulcer will become cancerous.” Fortunately, doctors at African Mission Healthcare Foundation can perform surgery on Emmanuel that will help him heal. They are confident the procedure will “ride him of pain and restore him to a normal productive life.” Because of his condition, Emmanuel lost his job as a waiter in a hotel. His wife, Peninah, has been forced to become the family’s breadwinner. She makes a meager income selling vegetables from their garden, but it’s hardly enough to support them, let alone pay for the surgery Emmanuel needs. It pains Emmanual to see his wife take on a role that he gladly filled when he had the ability. We hope to help Emmanual get this wound treated so he can return to his normal life.