“I would like to become a pilot when I grow up,” says Ryan, a five-year-old boy from Kenya. He has one older sibling, a mother that does small-scale farming, and a father that runs a small business.
“Ryan has difficulty passing urine because his urethra opens [in the wrong place],” our partners at African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF) tell us. This condition is called hypospadias.
“If the surgery is not done, Ryan will not be able to have children when he grows up and this will affect his self esteem greatly,” AMHF continues. His parents have taken him to different health facilities, but have been unable to raise funds for his treatment.
AMHF will provide Ryan with hypospadias repair surgery for $655 to help him pass urine normally. Let’s help Ryan get healthy!