Meet Alesandro! He is a one-year-old boy living in Guatemala with his family. “Alesandro is a classic case of stunting, or chronic malnutrition," our medical partner in Guatemala shares. "If we don't intervene, this chronic lack of a high quality diet will have a permanent impact on his brain and cognitive function." “This is a tough social situation,” Alesandro's doctors write. “Alesandro’s mom is raising five young children all by herself. She's had to move back in with her own mom, and the two of them are trying to keep the family together. All that she can afford to give Alesandro to eat is a thin porridge several times a day.” They continue, “Alesandro's mom has heard great things about what we are able to do in our nutritional rehabilitation program. She wants her child 'to be normal and grow well, to have a future.'" For $535 we can help Alesandro grow up healthy. Let's give Alesandro access to the nutrition he needs!

Chanthy is a diligent rice farmer from Cambodia who works hard to make ends meet for her family. Chanthy spends her days performing daily chores and working in the rice fields. Two months ago, Chanthy fell at her house and broke her arm. The treatment that she received from a traditional healer in her village did not help her fracture heal - in fact, it may have made things worse. Because of her arm, Chanthy is having difficulty doing everyday tasks and is limited in her ability to work in the fields. To regain the use of her arm, Chanthy will need a pinning surgery to reset the bones, allowing them to heal properly. For $300, we can fund Chanthy’s treatment at Children's Surgical Centre and give her back the use of her arm.