Meet Susan, a four-year-old girl from Uganda. She is the fourth-born of five children to her parents, Milton and Agnes. Susan enjoys running around their village and making balls out of banana fibers.
Susan has been experiencing fever and diarrhea for four months. Her father brought her to our medical partner's hospital, Bwindi Community Hospital, where she was diagnosed with malnutrition. Fortunately, she began malnutrition treatment on November 6.
Milton is a subsistence farmer who grows potatoes, cassava, and beans. His income is not enough to pay for healthcare, so he walked the 28 kilometers to Bwindi Hospital to seek the free medical care offered by Watsi. Though he has contributed $4 toward his daughter's care, he needs help to raise $316.
Milton is looking forward to sending his daughter to school. "I want to thank the donors for supporting my daughter’s treatment," he says, "and I appeal them to continue supporting people who are helpless."