Meet Charity! She’s an aspiring entrepreneur in Kenya, who dreams to one day have a business of her own. She is a loving wife and mother of two. Our medical partners at African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF) say “The youngest son is still in school, the eldest son works at a car wash station, and her husband is a security guard at a local school.” “Charity has been experiencing sharp pains and bleeding on the side of her abdomen,” AMHF explains. “Her medical condition includes an ovarian cyst and fissure of the anus. If not treated the cysts could become cancerous.” For just $620, Charity will have surgery to remove the cysts as well as a lateral anal incision to treat the fissure and head off any risk of future cancer. Her family is not able to afford the treatment, so let’s help her overcome her condition and get back on track to becoming a business owner!

Mu Lar is fourteen-years-old and lives with her family in Burma. She is a very happy girl who always wants to play with other kids. She loves school and hopes to be a teacher someday. Because of her heart condition, she has had very little energy and her fingers and toes show signs of clubbing. It is hard to play with other kids because she gets exhausted easily, and walking to school tires her. Her heart condition also causes her to eat very little and has stunted her growth, so she looks much younger than she actually is. For $1500, Mu Lar can receive an artery shunt that will correct her congenital heart condition. This will alleviate her constant feeling of exhaustion. Mu Lar looks forward to being able to walk to school and helping out around the house. Let’s get Mu Lar back to being a normal girl and playing with her friends!

At 30 years old, San should be enjoying life with her husband and two children. Instead, she's facing the frightening potential consequences of untreated congenital heart disease. San first started experiencing symptoms of heart disease when she was 13. But as a low-income person in Thailand, seeking medical attention is difficult. And as a result, she wasn't diagnosed by a doctor until last year. San's life has been rocked by her diagnosis. She's been forced to stop working, relying on her husband for support. Yet she maintains a sense of optimism and hope for the future, telling her doctors that once she is healthy again, she wants to donate money to struggling communities so that children have access to the education and healthcare she didn't have. Only $1,500 stands in the way of San receiving life-changing heart surgery. Let's close the gap and help San move forward with her life!