Addah is a 50-year-old small-scale farmer from Uganda. She primarily farms beans and sorghum. She has visited many health centers over the years with her husband by her side, undergoing myomectomy and herniorrhaphy surgeries about six years ago, but she is still experiencing a troubling health condition. Four years ago, Addah developed a small swelling near her umbilical cord that has been increasing in size slightly over time. Recently, she also started feeling pain at the site of the mass and is concerned. Fortunately, Addah could travel to our medical partner’s care center for treatment. On May 5th, surgeons will remove the mass. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), is requesting $145 to fund this procedure. Addah shared: “I hope to live a normal and comfortable life once again after surgery. I will continue with farming to be able to take good care of myself and my family.”

SreyPov is a 51-year-old wife and mother of three from Cambodia. She has a son and two daughters, all in public school. Her husband works in an office at a private company in Cambodia. To help support her family, she makes snacks to sell near the local public school and spends her evenings helping her children with homework. In 2014, SreyPov was involved in a motorbike accident that resulted in a severe fracture in her lower right leg. She went to a government hospital where doctors placed hardware in her leg to help stabilize the bone and assist with healing her fracture. Over time, the bone was able to heal, but the hardware is now infected, resulting in chronic pain severely impacting her mobility. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), can help SreyPov. On April 21st, SreyPov will undergo a hardware removal procedure. CSC is requesting $304 to fund the procedure. Removal of the hardware will reduce the chronic pain SreyPov faces daily and grant her greater mobility and strength. She shared, "After surgery, I hope the doctors will remove the hardware and I will have no more pain."

Abel is a one-year-old baby from Kenya. He lives with his uncle, his grandfather, and his mother, who works as a clothing washer for her neighbors to support her family. Abel's grandmother passed away when his mother was young, and his grandfather raised her and her brother, and now helps take care of Abel. When Abel's grandfather was watching television, he saw a doctor discussing undescended testes in boys. He decided to check on Abel and realized that Abel had the same condition. Abel's grandfather brought Abel and his mother to the hospital so that doctors could examine Abel. The doctors confirmed that Abel has cryptorchidism, a condition in which one or both of the testicles remains undescended. If left untreated, Abel has an increased risk of developing hernias, testicular cancer, and fertility problems in the future. Surgeons advised a bilateral orchidopexy to correct Abel's condition, but Abel's family cannot afford this treatment and need help. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), can help. Abel is scheduled to undergo corrective surgery at AMH's care center on July 6th. Now, AMH is requesting $459 to cover the total cost of Abel's procedure and care. Abel's grandfather said, “I have taken care of my two children from the time their mother died. Even this my grandson I would like the best for him. I don’t want him to have problems like the doctor was explaining on TV. Kindly assist us so that he can grow up like the other boys”