Siatah is a three-year-old girl from Uganda who enjoys playing with other children, making things out of mud, playing with balls, and jumping ropes made out of vines. She tries to help her mother by clearing the dirty dishes after dinner.
For the past month, Siatah has not been playing and running like she usually does, and is lethargic and sick. Her hair is discolored, and she has developed oedema, a condition characterized by the build-up of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling. She has been diagnosed with malnutrition and will need to be treated in the hospital with therapeutic foods and vitamins.
On May 6, Siatah will undergo malnutrition treatment at Bwindi Community Hospital. Although her family was able to contribute $1 to the cost of her treatment, she is still in need of $316 to cover the rest of the expenses.
“Please tell all the donors thank you from me,” says Siatah’s mother. “I have been very worried about Siatah. Now I know she will be better. When she is older I want to send her to school.”