Tibenderana is a builder from Uganda who is married and also a father to nine children. His wife is a small scale farmer and he does small scale farming and at times works a causal labor in other people’s farms to earn a living. Tibenderana presented with a painful right shoulder swelling for the last four years. It causes him discomfort and pain. Tibenderana traveled to our medical partner's care center to receive treatment. On October 22nd, surgeons will remove the mass. Now, Tibenderana needs help to raise $187 to fund this procedure. Tibenderana says, “Thanks for having considered me for support under SAFE program. I hope to get well and continue with hustling for my children’s school fees after surgery.”

Meet Emebet, a six-month-old baby girl from Ethiopia. Emebet lives with her mother and father in a remote village, where her father works to support the family with a limited income. “Emebet was born with a congenital anomaly, and as a result, she could not pass stool,” our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), tells us. “A colostomy was done recently to relieve Emebet from the partial intestine obstruction. This condition and use of a colostomy is hard on Emebet's mother.” For $1,500, Emebet will receive surgery to remedy the anorectal malformation. “This surgery, anorectoplasty, involves forming a new anus so that Emebet can pass stool normally,” says AMHF. “Three months after this surgery, the final surgery (colostomy closure), will be performed.” Emebet will be able to pass stool and lead a normal life. “Emebet's mother hopes that she will send her daughter to school once she is of age and healthy,” shares AMHF.