“Christina is a Kaqchikel-speaking Mayan woman from central Guatemala,” shares our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq. “She enjoys weaving and hanging out at home with friends and extended family. She is looking forward to feeling better so that she can continue to do the things she loves and to take care of her children.” “Christina has been having severe seizures for several months now,” explains Wuku’ Kawoq. “They are a great source of fear for her and they are limiting her ability to take care of her family, to engage in productive economic activities (like weaving, which she is very good at), and to enjoy life with her husband and friends. Christina and her family are very grateful for Watsi donors for their help.” Christina’s surgery costs $745 and will allow her to live the rest of her life without seizures. Let's make it happen!

Meet Zin Mar, a 32-year-old newlywed from Burma. Zin Mar lives with her husband, who is a shop keeper, and his family. Zin Mar has a uterine myoma, a large and uncomfortable mass on her uterus. This condition has greatly worried Zin Mar, who wants to have children more than anything, as it can cause infertility if left untreated. $865 will remove the mass and send Zin Mar home, happy and ready to have a baby whenever she and her husband decide is right. “In Burma, no one can support my medical care,” shares Zin Mar. “I am very lucky to have found this program. All I want in the future is to recover quickly and to be able to give my husband a baby. I want to live with my family – my husband and my children and be happy.”