Tukahirwa is a farmer and a mother to two sons and three daughters. Her sons are both builders, one daughter is a teacher, and her other daughters are married and are small scale farmers. Tukahirwa earns a living from small scale farming and so does her husband, they normally grow food crops like beans, maize, and potatoes for home consumption but often sell off the surplus to generate an income for their family. For six years, Tukahirwa has been experiencing abdominal pain and other troubling symptoms. She has been diagnosed with a cervical polyp. 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 Tukahirwa's surgery. On May 25th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner's care center. Once recovered, Tukahirwa will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain. Tukahirwa says, “I will really be grateful to see my health restored after surgery."

Ra is a married 32-year-old metal worker from Cambodia. Ra's wife works in a factory, and they have two school-aged daughters. Eight months ago Ra fell and developed severe lower back and left hip pain, leading to difficulty walking. Ra was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, which is the death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply. Fortunately, Ra learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre. At CSC, surgeons can perform a total hip replacement to relieve Ra of his pain and allow him to walk easily. Treatment is scheduled for June 24th, and Ra needs help raising $1,087 to pay for this procedure. Ra looks forward to his recovery, "I am happy that I can get an operation here. After surgery I hope I heal and can return to work without pain."

Sandra is a 14-year-old 7th grade student. He lives near the capital city of Phnom Penh with his parents and his older brother, who is in 8th grade. Sandra's parents sell rice near their home. In school his best subjects are physics and math. Sandra enjoys playing sports and reading books. In the future, he wants to be a police officer. When playing volleyball, Sandra sustained a closed fracture of his right distal tibia and fibula. Now it is difficult for him to walk and he is in pain. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, can help. On May 11th, Sandra will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $465. This procedure will help him walk easily again. His family hopes he can walk easily again and be free of pain.