Froi is a four-year-old boy from the Philippines. He loves to draw and write. He is an only child, and his mother and father are salespeople. When his parents are at work, his grandparents take care of him. The family lives in a house made of cement and plywood. Froi has been diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition. He began $268 malnutrition treatment on October 24. He is being treated by International Care Ministries (ICM), a Watsi medical partner. One out of five children under five in ICM communities is either severely or moderately acutely malnourished. Worldwide, poor nutrition is associated with nearly half of all deaths in young children. In remote communities and urban slums of the Philippines, the lack of clean water and unclean environments add risk to potentially fatal childhood diseases. ICM’s Home-Based Feeding program provides nutrient-enriched food packs to ensure malnourished children get additional food to regain normal weight and achieve optimum physical and mental development. After identifying a child as malnourished, staff and community volunteers make weekly visits to monitor this child’s progress. To help sustain the health of the child, ICM's professional staff educate the mother, guardian, or other family members about proper nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, and organic vegetable gardening. "I hope he can gain weight," says his grandmother.

This is Noch, a 19-year-old farmer from Cambodia. He has two sisters and four brothers. Like other boys his age, Noch likes to play football in his free time. Since he was five years old, Noch has had discharge and hearing loss in both of his ears. He has a perforated tympanic membrane in both ears, causing him constant pain and discharge. Though he was once treated at a public facility, but his symptoms did not improve. As a result of his condition, Noch has had to drop out of school due to his hearing loss. An organization referred him to Children's Surgical Center (CSC), Watsi's medical partner. Noch and his sister-in-law traveled for half an hour by motorbike for treatment. For $423, a myringoplasty surgery will treat Noch's infection and stop the pain and discharge. Ear, nose, throat (ENT) surgeons at CSC will first perform the surgery on his left ear to close the hole in his tympanic membrane, and once that heals, he will return to have the same surgery on his right ear. Over time Noch's ears will mend, and his hearing will improve. Noch shared: "I am unhappy with my ear pain. It is difficult to communicate with others and my family is also unhappy with my medical condition." Noch's sister-in-law shares with us, "I hope that after the operation, my brother's ear discharge will stop and he will have good hearing soon."

Jamaica is a two-year-old girl who lives with her parents and four siblings in the Philippines in a small house made of mixed concrete and wood. Her father works as a laborer but earns barely enough to provide for his big family. A health trainer from International Care Ministries (ICM) determined that Jamaica is moderately acutely malnourished due to insufficient nutrition. She is shorter and lighter than other kids her age, and she has a bloated stomach. In addition, her malnutrition makes her more prone to catching a cold. One out of five children under five years old in ICM communities is either severely or moderately acutely malnourished. Worldwide, poor nutrition is associated with nearly half of all deaths in young children. In remote communities and urban slums of the Philippines, the lack of clean water and unclean environments increase the risk of potentially fatal childhood diseases. ICM’s Home-Based Feeding program provides nutrient enriched food packs to ensure malnourished children get the additional food to regain their normal weight and achieve optimum physical and mental development. After identifying a malnourished child, staff and community volunteers make weekly visits to monitor the child’s progress. To help sustain the health of the child, ICM's professional staff educate the mother, guardian, or other family members about proper nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, and organic vegetable gardening. Jamaica began the Home-Based Feeding program on October 17, 2016. Now, her family needs help to pay for her $184 malnutrition treatment. "I hope Jamaica will have a good appetite so that she can gain weight and become healthy," shares her mother.

Josue is a five-year-old boy who lives with his parents and brothers. His father works in a grocery store, and his mother works at home taking care of Josue and his siblings. Josue's mother is pregnant, so he loves to talk to his mother's belly, he says he gets kicks in return. Josue is suffering from severe strabismus (misalignment of the eyes), which requires surgery to repair. Since he cannot control the direction of both of his eyes, he has double vision and a hard time with depth perception. His mother is worried that he will not be able to attend school if he does not have his strabismus repaired, and is fearful that he will never be able to read or play sports with the other kids. Although his parents work hard to give Josue the best they can, they cannot afford an expensive surgery like Josue's. $1,500 will cover the costs of the surgery and care Josue needs to correct his strabismus. This will give Josue improved vision, allowing him to be more independent. His mother will no longer have to worry if he will be able to attend school, read, or play with the other children once his strabismus is corrected. Josue's parents said, "We feel a great satisfaction to be able to get our son into surgery. We are very appreciative for the support, since it will help our little one grow up with good self-esteem."