Jenipher is a 30-year-old mother who lives with her husband and two children in southwest Uganda. She is a trained nursery school teacher, but she lost her job when schools closed due to Covid. Upon re-opening, she unfortunately could not get her slot with her former employer back, so she now practices small-scale farming. Her husband operates a motorcycle taxi business, earning a daily commission of less than $2. However, she shares that their family is fortunately still able to meet their day-to-day needs.
For the past eight years, Jenipher has dealt with an epigastric hernia. She experiences pain around her abdomen, especially when she does strenuous activities. This affects her life greatly because her work is physically demanding. Fortunately, she is scheduled to undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner’s care center on August 9th.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $230 to fund Jenipher’s surgery. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully allow her to live more comfortably and confidently.
Jenipher says, “I have hopes that after being operated on I will get better and be relieved from all the pain I have been with for all this time.”