Samchai is a 36-year-old farmer. He is married and spends his time at home cooking and planting vegetables. He traveled three hours with his wife to reach Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) for treatment. Samchai was in a moto accident two years ago. He didn't receive any treatment, he just took pain killers and steroids at home. Recently his hip has become so painful that he has had to stop working because it is difficult for him to walk. Children's Surgical Centre diagnosed him with necrosis of the right femoral neck bone. He requires a total hip replacement on the right side so he can walk again without pain. For $430, surgeons will perform a right side hip replacement surgery. "When I am healed I will go home and go back to working again," shares Samchai.

"Mengistu is very likeable and intelligent," says our medical partner, Ortho FOCOS (OF). "He is currently in stage 1 at a local school and dreams of becoming a doctor!" Eight-year-old Mengistu lives in Ethiopia with his two siblings, father and step-mother. "The family lives in a two room mud house and does not have access to electricity or running water," says OF. Mengistu has kyphosis- an exaggerated rounding of the back. He has trouble standing straight and is developing a hunch back. He walks at a very slow pace. For $1500, OF can correct Mengistu's kyphosis and allow him to live without constant pain and discomfort. He is also expected to regain full mobility. "At such a young age with such a severe deformity, this surgery will save his life," says OF. Let's help make it happen!