Justine is a 26-year-old businesswoman from Uganda. She owns a small food-selling outlet in her shopping center. With low sales, it is a challenge for her to raise enough money for rent and expand her business. Her husband operates a motorcycle taxi (bodaboda) with little income as well. Justine and her husband are currently expecting a second child. Unfortunately, Justine lost her firstborn child during delivery and she hopes to deliver a healthy baby with this pregnancy. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband. For this pregnancy, her doctors recommend that she deliver via a Caesarean section because of the short time between pregnancies and the scar from the last pregnancy. She needs to deliver via a Caesarean section to ensure the safety of both mother and child but is unable to raise the funds needed on her own. She appeals for help. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Justine undergo a Caesarean section on February 7th. This procedure will cost $252, and Justine needs your support. Justine says, “I hope to deliver a live and healthier baby and I will be glad thus able to resume my business of selling foodstuff.”

Sokry is a 23-year-old construction worker from Cambodia. He lives in Pursat province with his wife and 10-year-old son. His wife works in a local factory and his son is in fifth grade. In his free time, Sokry enjoys spending this time with his friends or helping his son with schoolwork. In June 2016, Sokry was in a motorcycle collision and suffered a compound fracture to his lower left leg (tibia bone). He went to an emergency clinic where doctors performed a surgical procedure to repair the fractured bone using hardware to stabilize and help heal his fracture. Unfortunately, the hardware has recently become exposed, leaving his bone unstable. Additionally, due to the exposed hardware, Sokry has developed an infection causing chronic pain that makes it difficult for him to walk and prevents him from working. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), are able to help Sokry. On April 21st, Sokry will undergo a hardware removal procedure. This procedure will remove the hardware from his leg, along with the infected tissue, which will allow him to walk without pain and return to work. CSC is requesting $304 to fund the procedure. Sokry shared, "After surgery, I hope the bone will heal and I will no longer have an infection. I need to work to feed my family."

Austin is seven years old and a pupil in pre-primary two in Kenya. His father sells household items in Mwiki, while his mother is a homemaker. Austin also has one sibling. Austin has suffered from developmental delays in his growth and ability to speak. He also suffers from a heart condition, for which he is receiving treatment. Additionally, Austin has been diagnosed with significant hearing loss in both of his ears. As a result, his father reports that Austin performs poorly in school and has difficulty pronouncing words. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, wants to help Austin procure hearing aids. After being evaluated, Austin will receive his hearing aids- which will cost $1,171- on March 21st, at AIC Kijabe Hospital. Austin and his family need your help to raise the necessary funds. Austin's father says: “Austin is struggling to study in school. He is unable to pronounce words and do sums in class.”