Meet Nuriya

Success! Nuriya from Ethiopia raised $1,500 to fund anorectal surgery.

Photo of Nuriya post-operation
$1,500
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$0
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Fully funded
Nuriya's treatment was fully funded on November 26, 2019.
  • Nuriya's story
  • Nuriya's update
September 27, 2019
April 8, 2020

Nuriya underwent a PSARP procedure on the October 29th, 2019 to treat his congenital malformation, followed by colostomy closure in March, 2...

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Nuriya's Timeline

  • September 27, 2019
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Nuriya was submitted by Joan Kadagaya, SAFE Senior Program Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare

  • October 7, 2019
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Nuriya received treatment at BethanyKids Myungsung Christian Medical Centre (BKMCM) in Ethiopia. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • October 10, 2019
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Nuriya's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • November 26, 2019
    FULLY FUNDED

    Nuriya's treatment was fully funded.

  • April 8, 2020
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Nuriya's treatment was successful. Read the update

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Sopheak is a 14-year-old boy from Cambodia. He is a 10th-grade-student who enjoys math and has dreams of becoming a teacher one day. His parents earn a living selling lunch, while his older brother works as a motorcycle mechanic. In Sopheak's free time, he likes listening to music and watching movies. His favorite foods are fried eggs and caramelized pork. Sopheak was born with a cleft lip and underwent cleft lip repair surgery in 2012. However, he still has a notch along the border of his upper lip. As he has grown older, he has become increasingly concerned about the appearance of his nose and experiences difficulty breathing. These concerns have affected how he feels about his appearance, and he hopes further treatment will help him feel more comfortable and confident as he grows up. After his initial surgery, he was advised to return when he was older for further correction. He followed this advice, travelling two hours back to our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), for another assessment. On October 26th, 2026, he is scheduled to undergo rhinoplasty using rib cartilage, alar reduction, and lip scar revision to improve the shape of his nose and address the remaining concerns with his lip. His family needs $360 in support to help him receive the treatment he needs. Sopheak's mother said, “I’m happy that my son has the chance to receive further treatment. He has been unhappy with the shape of his nose for a long time, and sometimes he also has difficulty breathing. I hope this surgery will help him breathe more comfortably and feel more confident about himself as he grows up.”

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