One year ago, Sokhoeun was badly burned in a cooking fire. Her right arm was severely burned, and is now almost completely immobile.
As a potato farmer and mom, Sokhoeun has a lot of trouble with daily tasks because of her burns. She cannot bend her arm due to the thickness and tightness of the affected area, and cannot take care of her three kids the way she wants to.
Three billion people around the world cook over open fires. Because cooking chores often fall to women, they are often the victims of cooking fire accidents. In developing countries like Cambodia, emergency medical care is largely unavailable to the majority of the population, and as a result burns are likely to result in life-long disfigurement or disability.
$300 covers the cost of Sokhoen’s contracture release surgery at Children’s Surgical Centre. Let’s help this mom regain the use of her arm and get back to her life!