Silantra Kitchen
Silantra's Story

Silantra joined Watsi on September 1st, 2015. 25 other people also joined Watsi on that day! Silantra's most recent donation traveled 8,500 miles to support Vonta, a single mother of two from Kenya, to treat painful uterine fibroids.

Impact

Silantra has funded healthcare for 2 patients in 2 countries.

Patients funded by Silantra

“Ana is a curious little girl and the youngest of four children,” our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq (WK) tells us. “Ana likes to play with plastic bags and pretend they are balloons while her mom weaves blouses to sell.” One-year-old Ana and her family live in Guatemala. “Ana has had pneumonia two times since she was born, and is extremely under weight and height for her age,” reports WK. “Since her first bout of pneumonia, her appetite has declined and her mother reports she is losing weight.” Ana is suffering from the effects of malnutrition. Ana’s mother is the sole breadwinner in the family, supporting four children on her own. “She struggles to buy sufficient food for the family, and Ana’s sickness is a constant topic of concern and a financial burden that hurts the whole family,” WK shares with us. If her malnutrition goes unchecked, Ana will continue to get ill. Her immune system will weaken further; she will have low energy, and will be at risk for chronic illness and infection. This will impair her growth and development, and she will start to lag behind other children her age physically and mentally. With $535 in Watsi funding, Ana will receive malnutrition treatment. Doctors will provide Ana with medicine to treat her illnesses and improve her health, and macronutrient supplements to up her caloric intake. This intervention will increase her energy, strengthen her immune system, and help her recoup the weight she has lost. To ensure that Ana’s health is maintained long-term, Ana’s mother will receive intensive nutritional education. A nutritional specialist will teach her how to make healthy food choices that are cost-effective for the family. This will increase her confidence in her ability to maintain her children’s health with the resources the family has. With this intervention, Ana will be able to reach her developmental potential. Her mother will get to watch her achieve all the proper developmental milestones and hopefully one day attend school and get an education. “I am so thankful for your visit,” Ana’s mother tells WK. “This will be a great help to my family and me.”

$535raised
Fully funded