Ibrahim is an outgoing little boy who loves to play with his friends. He is the first child of a young married couple who adore him. Ibrahim’s parents have big dreams for him and look forward to seeing him grow up happily.
Ibrahim’s happiness is threatened, however, by a medical condition that is out of his family’s control. He was born with clubfoot, a deformity that makes it difficult for him to walk normally or live an active life. Ibrahim’s mother is nervous that her son won’t be able to attend school or make friends as he gets older because of his condition.
Ibrahim is from Tanzania, one of the poorest countries in the world. Almost 90% of Tanzania’s 44 million people live on less than $2 a day, and 60% live on less than $1 a day. Ibrahim’s parents are eager to get medical care for their son, but they work as vegetable sellers and casual laborers on farms and cannot afford the $500 treatment he needs.
Doctors at African Mission Healthcare Foundation in Tanzania are confident that with surgery, Ibrahim’s foot deformity can be corrected. We hope to raise the $500 needed to cover the cost of Ibrahim’s care and enable him to live a normal, happy life.