49-year-old Elda lives in Haiti with her two children -- a 16-year-old son and a 22-year-old daughter. Our medical partner, Project Medishare (PM), explains that in 2005, Elda’s husband died in a car accident. Since then, Elda has been the sole provider for her children, supporting her family by selling motor bikes and auto parts. In 2008, Elda noticed a growing lump in her breast and sought medical advice. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery to remove the tumor. “Six years later Elda had another surgery to remove a growing mass in the same breast and receive chemotherapy,” PM continues. It’s been about one year since Elda’s surgery and PM tells us that Elda is doing well. However, in order to be completely cancer-free, Elda needs one final round of radiotherapy. $1,500 covers the cost of Elda’s radiation therapy as well as her travel arrangements to the Dominican Republic, where her treatment will take place. After years of battling cancer, this treatment will allow her to finally enjoy a healthy life. PM shares, “Elda is excited to finish with the treatment, build a small boutique, and live her life in peace by the sea.”

Meet Liberte, a three-year-old girl from Haiti. Liberte lives with her mother, grandmother, and several other family members in the countryside where they grow corn and other crops. She loves to sing at church, and eat chicken. “Liberte was born with multiple holes between the two lower chambers (ventricles) of her heart," explains our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance (HCA). "This impedes normal blood flow through her body." HCA tells us that as a result of the disease, “she has been slow to develop and gain weight, and sometime ago she suffered a stroke that has affected her left side.” “She has not yet started preschool in part because of her heart condition,” continues HCA. $1,500 will fund the surgery to repair the defect in Liberte’s heart. “Following the closure of the defect, normal blood flow should be restored to Liberte’s heart and she should not have further need for surgery in the future,” HCA adds. “I want to say thank you to everyone who is helping my daughter get better,” shares Liberte’s mother.

This is Kim. He's 51-years old and lives in Cambodia with his wife, two sons, one daughter, and grandchildren. "Kim was a worker at a local factory seven months ago when he had an accident with an industrial machine that crushed his arm," Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) tells us. "The break still moves around in his arm, causing extreme pain. He can no longer work, and it is difficult to spend time with his children and grandchildren." "Kim has been a boxing enthusiast since he was a young boy, and he loves watching bouts on TV as well as at local clubs," the CSC team continues. "He would occasionally work a punching bag as a form of exercise, but cannot due to his arm." $405 will cover the cost of care for Kim's elbow fracture and will help him get back to work and boxing. It might free up some of his wife's time, too - she's been diligently taking extra good care of him since the accident. Let's fund Kim's care and get him back to being in control of how he spends his time.