"As Angelina kept growing, so did the mass," says our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). "Despite her condition, Angelina is an active and happy baby." Seven-month-old Angelina is from Tanzania, and was born with a closed myelomeningocele -- a mass on her lower back which can rupture anytime. If it were to rupture, AMHF tells us, the loss of cerebral spinal fluid would be life-threatening for her. For $1100, AMHF can operate on Angelina and remove the mass. She will no longer have the condition and her family will not need worry about a potential rupture. Her parents work hard selling maize and millet to support the family, but cannot come up with the funds for her surgery. “It is our great hope that our daughter will get the right treatment to remove the swelling on her lower back as it keeps growing bigger and bigger," says Angelina's mother. "We want her to be able to crawl, walk and continue with normal growth like the rest of our children so that later on she can also go to school."

Choe was born with an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) in her leg. This extremely dangerous condition has caused the arteries and veins in her right leg to become entangled with each other, blocking proper blood flow between her heart and her body. Choe bleeds when her leg is touched lightly, even brushed. She has trouble sleeping because of itching and burning, and cannot walk long distances. Recently, she was forced to stop attending school because her teacher couldn't handle her persistent bleeding. Choe's mother is doing everything she can to take care of her daughter. She works as a day laborer and grows vegetables on a small plot of land. But she has another child and an aging mother to care for along with Choe, so her financial resources are stretched thin. $1,500 will fund a life-changing surgery to restore normal blood flow to Choe’s leg, as well as reduce the pain, bleeding, and immobility in her leg. This treatment will not only get Choe on a path toward health, but toward a normal life where she can attend school, play with friends, and live every day without worrying about her condition.