“Medhar is my first baby and I love her very much. I am excited to see her able to walk and be healthy,” says Medhar’s mother, filled with hope. Four months after Medhar was born, her forehead began to swell. Her mother took her to see a pediatrician who discovered Medhar has hydrocephalus, an increase in the amount of fluid around the brain. “I expected my baby to be normal and healthy but she is sick. I believe she will be okay. I am waiting for the good results of the treatment,” says Medhar’s mother. If left untreated, hydrocephalus can lead to brain damage, a loss in mental and physical abilities, and even death. $1,260 will fund a shunt placement surgery to drain the excess fluid from around Medhar’s brain. “The treatment will increase the chances for her to live a healthy life and allow her to go to school in the future,” reports our medical partner, Project Medishare. Let's pull together for Medhar!

"I hope to deliver safely and continue selling vegetables to support my family without any difficulty," says Judith, a 30-year-old woman from Kenya who is expecting a child soon. Already a mother of four, she enjoys cooking, sitting under a shady tree, and traveling with her children and husband. "Judith says that she experiences a heavy stomach, her feet swell after sitting for a long time and she has back pain after hard work," her medical team writes. "This prevents her from going to the farm as usual." Judith hopes for a safe delivery in a health facility, but with work slowing down, she cannot afford to pay for it. With $290, Judith will be given necessary prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care in case of any complications. Let's help Lwala help Judith out and welcome her baby safely into the world.

"Rey is married with six children and four grandchildren," Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) tells us about this 66-year-old from Cambodia. "He likes to watch Khmer boxing on TV." "Rey has a very deep burn that he suffered two years ago after a moto exhaust was very close to his ankle and revved high as he was standing next to it," CSC writes. "The burn wound is very deep and possibly infected. He cannot work because it is fairly painful to walk and he doesn't want his wound to get much worse, and he feels bad he cannot supply for his family." $280 will cover the cost of burn care treatment for Rey. His wound will be able to heal without infection. Let's help him out!

Say hello to Maria, a one-year old girl! She is the youngest of four children and lives with her parents and siblings in Guatemala. Maria’s father is a day laborer and earns enough to put some food on the table but with Maria’s severe illness, they are struggling financially. As a result of malnutrition, Maria is very small and developmentally, she is 6-8 months behind. She had severe pneumonia several months ago and since then, has never really recovered. “I am very worried about Maria, especially because she is growing so much more slowly than my other children. She does not sit or talk,” says Maria’s mother. For $535, doctors can treat Maria for acute malnutrition. “We hope that with aggressive nutritional intervention, Maria will have improved appetite and energy, improved motor and language development, and improved overall growth,” explain our medical partners, Wuqu’ Kawoq. Let’s get Maria the help she needs to live a healthy life!