Grace is a 29-year-old mother of three. She is from Southwestern Uganda and practices subsistence farming while her husband is a bodaboda taxi driver who is paid on commission. The family's financial situation makes it difficult to manage both day-to-day costs and medical expenses. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family. She is currently expecting a new baby. Her doctors recommended that she deliver via a cesarean section (C-Section). She has been attending the antenatal clinic at Nyakibale Hospital and was advised to undergo a C-Section to avoid a ruptured uterus. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Grace undergo a C-Section on January 19th. Grace needs help raising $252 to fund her procedure and, ultimately, safely deliver her newborn child. Grace says “I will be glad to deliver my baby safely under your support and thus able to continue with farming.”

39-year-old Eunice is a mother of three school-age children. She and her husband work as subsistence farmers in Uganda. For the past year, Eunice has lived with an incisional hernia, which occurs after the unsuccessful healing of a surgical wound. The hernia causes her severe pain when she bends or has to lift items, limiting her ability to work around the farm. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $230 to fund Eunice's hernia repair surgery, which is scheduled to take place on February 14th at Karoli Lwanga Hospital, Nyakibale. After surgery, Eunice should be able to live more comfortably and confidently. Eunice says: “My life is so wearied as I live a poor quality of life due to my condition. I believe that once am helped and have my condition treated, I will work hard to again live a better lifestyle.”

Caroline is a 32-year-old Ugandan woman who lives with her husband in their two-roomed semi-permanent house. Caroline and her husband are small-scale farmers. For four years, Caroline has been having a backache which she has tried to mediate with medication. However, the pain has been persistent, thus she visited Nyakibale hospital to get a diagnosis. The surgeon suspected a mass and ordered a scan which confirmed the condition. The surgeon recommended she receive a curative laparotomy, a surgery where an incision is made in the abdomen to look into the abdominal cavity and treat necessary health conditions. On February 9th, Caroline will undergo surgery at the Karoli Lwanga Hospital. Carolina needs help raising $242 to fund her surgery and care. Caroline says “I will praise God and live to remember the day my health will be been brought back. I will live for better health as I resume my farming and strengthen my marriage hoping to deliver at one time.”