Emiliano is a 43-year-old laborer and family man from a remote village in western Guatemala. Several years ago, Emiliano was in a work accident that resulted in the amputation of his arm below the elbow, greatly hampering his ability to work. As the family's breadwinner and provider, his inability to work has caused immeasurable pain to him and his family, which in turn has eroded his self esteem. For $940, a prosthetic can be fitted that will enable him to work, earn a good living for his family and improve his self esteem.

Samuel is a resilient 33-year-old man who remains in good spirits and has a generous heart despite his medical condition. As a newborn he had hydrocephalus, a potentially life-threatening condition of excess fluid in the brain, but survived and grew up to do fairly well. A few months ago, Samuel started to experience severe headaches and seizures. He was diagnosed with a mucocele (a mucus-containing cystic lesion) in his brain. If left untreated, Samuel will continue to have severe symptoms which can lead to premature death. Samuel currently lives with his mother in a small village. She has been the rock of their family, supporting him and his five siblings single-handedly after the death of their father years ago. The income she makes from her small vegetable farm combined with Samuel’s wages from working as a casual laborer are still not enough to cover the medical care he needs. The craniotomy needed to remove the mucocele from Samuel’s brain costs $1,500. The doctors expect this will relieve his symptoms and help him live a long and healthy life. “I would love to open a kiosk when I get better. Then I could help my mother,” says Samuel. Let’s make this happen for him!

For the past eight months, Mamourou has had increasing difficulty urinating due to an enlarged prostate which is obstructing the urine passageway. This condition was causing him very severe pain, so Mamourou's doctor temporarily inserted a catheter to help the urine drain. The doctor recommended a prostatectomy (surgical removal of the prostate) in order to resolve this urinary obstruction and Mamourou's accompanying pain. Since the placement of the urinary catheter, however, Mamourou has not been able to work which is weighing upon his family. After the death of his wife five years ago, he became the sole caretaker of his four children and works diligently as a farmer to sustain his family and ensure access to education for each of his children. This leaves very little money for him to spend on the operation he needs to relieve his condition. For $730, we can help Mamourou get well again so he can continue supporting his children!