Meet Martha, a 12-year-old girl from Kenya. Martha's mother died when she was giving birth, so Martha grew up in an orphanage. Martha lives with a brain tumor that causes her severe headaches and weakness in her legs. Left untreated, the brain tumor could cause permanent brain damage and possibly death. The orphanage where she lives takes great care of her, but they don't have the resources to pay for her treatment. "We are grateful that Martha has a chance of treatment," her guardian at the orphanage says. "We are thankful for those willing to support her surgery.” For $1,500, Martha will receive a craniotomy to remove the tumor. She will stop experiencing severe headaches, and she can live without risk of the tumor growing. Let's help Martha grow up healthy and strong!

Salome is a 39-year-old woman living in Kenya with her children. She works selling porridge by the local market. All of Salome's children are school-aged and she supports them independently. Last year Salome began to experience pain and swelling in her lower abdomen and back. The swelling eventually developed an appearance akin to a pregnant belly. Her work has become difficult due to the growing discomfort. Doctors identified an accumulation of fluid in Salome's fallopian tubes as the cause. A salpingo-oophorectomy will remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes and provide relief for Salome. Salome says, "I can only hope that somehow, I will get surgery so that I can get back to feeding my children." Let's raise $700 and make sure Salome receives this treatment so she can return to working and caring for all her children.

This is Floricelda, a 13-year-old girl from rural Guatemala. Six years ago, she developed eye allergies, similar to the pollen-related allergies many of us get. However, her condition became more and more severe due to a combination of environmental exposures and lack of access to common allergy medicines. Now, smoke, dust, and mold have helped contribute to scarring around Floricelda's eyes, severe constant pain, and blurry vision. Doctors say that she is in danger of losing her vision altogether. Floricelda has been living with these symptoms for six years without ever seeing a doctor, because her family is too poor to afford treatment. In addition to being in constant pain, her allergies affect her ability to perform in school. For $1,300, Floricelda will receive an ophthalmologic consultation and aggressive medical treatment of the inflammation. Eye medications are extremely expensive in Guatemala, and doctors expect that she will need a long course of treatment, probably six to eight months. Let's help decrease Floricelda's pain and save her vision!