Meet Jennifer, an 11-year-old girl who lives in Tanzania with her parents and three siblings. She’s in the fourth grade and enjoys learning English, Swahili, geography, and history in school. Jennifer’s mother is a nurse and her father is a self-employed photographer.
“Jennifer’s gait has been affected because of walking by using the lateral aspect of her right foot,” our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), writes. She has clubfoot in her right foot which makes it difficult to walk long distances without pain.
While Jennifer’s parents are very concerned about their daughter’s current difficulty, they have been unable to come up with funding to provide her with the surgery and treatment, including medication, a cast, and a foot brace, which will be required in order to correct her foot.
But by raising $1160, Watsi donors, we can help Jennifer pay for care. “When I grow up, I wish to become a nurse like my mother,” she says. Let’s help her get there.
