Joseph is resilient. Both of his parents died when he was young. He lived with his uncle for a few years, but was chased away because of his poor health. After leaving his uncle’s care, with nowhere to go, Joseph lived on the streets until a social worker arranged for his care at an orphanage. Now, Joseph has a Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancerous tumor of the connective tissue, on his foot. The tumor makes it difficult and painful for him to walk, and risks serious complications if the cancer spreads. "I dream of becoming either a doctor or an engineer," Joseph, who is currently in secondary school studying science, shares. "If God will bless me financially, I will give back to the orphanage that has been taking care of me with great love." Although the orphanage is fully supportive of Joseph’s education, there are not enough funds to provide for his medical needs. For $800 we can pay for Joseph to undergo a below-knee amputation and receive a prosthesis so he can still walk. With this treatment, doctors expect that Joseph will be pain free, able to walk normally, and no longer at risk of cancer. Let's pull together for Joseph's bright future!

Meet Samnang, a four-year-old boy from Cambodia who likes to ride his bicycle. Samnang was born with meningoencephalocele. Known as MEC, this is a rare congenital condition that doctors describe as, "associated with poverty and subsistence living, due to the consumption of mouldy rice which produces toxins that interfere with neural tube development in the human embryo." They go on to explain that due to his condition, "Samnang has frequent headaches and can only see out of one eye. His headaches are so severe that his family spends the little money they have on expensive medicine. His mother was so happy to hear from a villager that her son could get a surgery to relieve his pain and make him look more normal. They traveled 8 hours to CSC from their remote village." For $375, we can fund a surgery to treat Samnang’s condition which will reduce his pain and improve his life. Let's support his shot at good health!