Kosal, who is 35 years old, lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His three sisters, and the majority of his family members, reside in a rural province and earn their living as rice farmers. Around one month ago, Kosal developed a sinus infection. As a result of the infection, he experiences a fever, and swelling of his sinus, as well as pus and drainage from his nostrils. Our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, is helping Kosal access the treatment he needs to relieve the pressure in his sinus and drain the pus from his nose. On May 2nd, Kosal will undergo a preauricular sinus incision at Kien Khleang National Rehabilitation Centre, which will restore his ability to breathe comfortably. Kosal needs help to raise $297 to cover the cost of his procedure. Kosal shared, "I hope I can feel comfortable again and go back to my job feeling good."

Brightking is a four year old schoolboy, who lives with his grandmother. His mother, who is a single parent, works as a housekeeper, while his grandmother sells sweaters. For the past two years, Brightking has been having recurrent swelling of his tonsils and adenoids. As a result, he has difficulty eating and sleeping, and has had to miss school quite often, due to frequent high fevers. The family has sought treatment from different health facilities, but the problems keep returning. His mother is employed by a visiting pediatrician, who also tried to treat Brightking, without much success. Now Brightking's family has turned to our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare. It has been determined that Brightking needs to have his tonsils and his adenoids surgically removed. On July 28th, he will undergo a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy at Nazareth Hospital, and the family needs your help to fund this $565 procedure. Brightking's condition may worsen if he isn't treated, with complications like chronic ear infections, sinusitis, peritonsillar abscess or Rheumatic fever. “I have moved up and down to different hospitals with our child; I just wish he could get help and be treated. I can only imagine him having a completely quiet and restful sleep. Kindly support us so that he can return to his normal life,” said Brightking’s grandmother.

Sophorn is a 27-year-old snack vendor from Cambodia. She resides in Kampong Speu province with her husband and child. Her husband is employed at a nearby factory while her daughter has just begun her studies in the first grade. Sophorn's home is situated close to the local school, where she operates a small business selling snacks and beverages to students and neighbors from the front of her house. In January 2023, she fell on a wet bathroom floor and fractured the ulnar bone on her left lower arm. She visited a Khmer traditional medicine healer to treat the fracture, but is still experiencing chronic pain and cannot use her hand. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, can help. On May 12th, Sophorn will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $483. With this procedure, the fracture will be corrected, and she will regain the use of her arm. Sophorn shared: "I hope that after the surgery, the pain will subside and I can work again to support my family."