Thidar is a 41-year-old mother of five and the breadwinner of her family. Up until recently Thidar owned and managed her own food shop in Burma, where she sells prepared food and vegetables. Thidar has uterine tumors that cause severe side effects. Thidar’s abdomen is distended, making it difficult for her to move easily or sit for long periods of time. Due to the pain and complications as a result of her illness, Thidar has a hard time taking care of herself and her children. She was forced to close her shop four months ago. It’s been a long road for Thidar, who has been experiencing pain since 2013 and has spent much of her savings for medical care though wasn’t diagnosed with myoma until very recently. However, diagnosis has given her hope at last that she will be relieved of pain and discomfort so she can reopen her shop, allowing her to save money to send her youngest child to school and care for her family as she used to. We need $865 to pay for the surgical removal of Thidar’s myoma to restore her health. Once she is back in good shape, Thidar would like to move closer to her mother and extended family and reopen her shop. Let's do this!

Zin Oo is just six-years-old and has already experienced a great deal. Zin Oo is being raised by his single mother, who works as a day labor in Burma’s northeastern Shan State. In 2013 Zin Oo’s family was forced to flee from their home as a result of anti-Muslim violence in their region. They lived in an IDP camp until the situation settled. The family has since moved back to the home which Zin Oo shares with his mother, aunt, uncle, grandfather, and three cousins. When Zin Oo was two-years-old he broke his left leg. Since then, two flawed surgeries have failed to properly heal him and as a result, his left leg is shorter than the right. Due to his condition, Zin Oo cannot walk on his own, and he hasn’t started school. His mother must carry Zin Oo everywhere she goes, including to work, making normal life very difficult for both of them. His mother cannot afford another corrective surgery. Zin Oo needs a comprehensive and effective surgery to once and for all properly repair the damage done to his leg. $1500 is all Zin Oo needs for this vital surgery that would enable him to walk on his own and attend school, thereby allowing his mother to continue her work and be relived of worry about Zin Oo’s health. Let’s help Zin Oo get better so he can get out and join his peers in school and in play!