Twebaze is a nurse from Uganda. Twebaze is a married mother to three children, all are in school. The first one is in senior four while the last one is in senior one. She runs a drug store and her husband teaches construction at a private technical institute. They have both suffered financially due to the COVID-19 crisis. Twenty years ago, Twebaze began experiencing painful and heavy menstrual periods. She has been diagnosed with adenomyosis. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $219 to fund Twebaze's surgery. On August 20th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner's care center. Once recovered, Twebaze will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain. Twebaze says, “I hope to get much better because this condition has been a big issue to me all along. I will continue with my work after I have fully recovered.”

Tok is a 53-year-old farmer from Cambodia. Tok got married 35 years ago, her husband recently passed away from an illness. She has one son, four daughters, and four grandchildren. She spends her time cleaning, cooking, and taking care of her chickens. In February 2018, Tok was in a motor accident the injured her left knee. She was taken to a government hospital for a tibia fracture repair surgery but this did not restore her left leg's range of motion. She arrived at our Medical Partner's Hospital unable to extend her left leg fully, which has made walking difficult for her. When Tok learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, she traveled for five hours seeking treatment. On September 22nd, surgeons at CSC will perform a quadricepsplasty procedure of her left knee to help her walk again. Now, Tok needs help to fund this $430 procedure. Tok told us, "I hope I will be able to walk easily again after this surgery."

Masy is a 2-year-old baby boy from Cambodia. Masy has one younger brother. His father works for an NGO and his mother has a small business in town. Masy enjoys watching cartoons, playing with toys with his brother, and spending time outside with his parents on the weekend. In December 2019, Masy accidentally touched a very hot rice cooker and burned his right hand. Scar tissue contracture from the burn has developed. The tightened skin at the burn site limits his hand's mobility and now he cannot grasp objects. When Masy's family learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, they traveled for four hours seeking treatment. On October 2nd, surgeons at CSC will perform a burn contracture release surgery to help him regain use of his hand. Now, he needs help to fund this $477 procedure. Masy's mom said, "I hope his hand will be normal after surgery and my son won't feel any pain."