Meet Ofni, a three-year-old boy from Guatemala. “He is a generally happy child, often smiling and laughing when interacting with others,” shares our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq (WK). Ofni lives with a foster family in Central Guatemala. “He enjoys interacting with the other children who live at the group home.”
Ofni suffers from cerebral palsy and malnutrition. “He is extremely developmentally delayed, and at three years and eight months he is just starting to attempt to walk with assistance. He cannot talk, and often struggles to communicate with his caretakers. The state removed him from his family when he was small because his parents were not caring for him adequately. The combination of malnutrition and cerebral palsy has taken a toll on his brain development, and without intervention he will fail to thrive both physically and mentally,” WK reports.
For $1,385, we can fund a complex treatment for Ofni. The treatment will include “speech and physical therapy to increase Ofni’s ability to move and communicate,” along with medications and micronutrient supplementation to restore Ofni’s health. “This will allow him to be more independent as he grows up, and perhaps even secure a job and create a livelihood,” WK explains. The funding will also cover transportation to and from the treatment center.
Let’s help Ofni get back on track and live a normal childhood! “We believe with our support this child will have what he needs to grow and succeed,” WK shares.