Simeng is a 21-year-old welder. He lives in Kampong Cham province with his wife, one-year-old daughter, and mother-in-law. His wife works as a tailor out of their house, and his mother-in-law helps with childcare while Simeng is at his welding job. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball in the village and checking his social media. In March 2021, Simeng was in a motorbike accident and fractured his left femur and tibia. It is difficult for him to walk and he is in chronic pain. Since the accident, he has barely been able to work. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, can help. On September 13, Simeng will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $483. This procedure will help him walk easily again. He shared, "I hope I can have surgery so that I can walk again and return to work full-time."

Faith is a 33-year-old mother of two from Kenya. She is a hard worker, washing clothes for neighbors, and her husband is a small-scale farmer. Seven years ago, Faith began to experience troubling symptoms, including swelling on her neck. This swelling has progressively grown. Faith has sought help at the hospital in the past, has received prescriptions, and has had two ultrasound scans. Recently, Faith was advised to come to our medical partner's care center where her condition was reviewed by a surgeon. She was diagnosed with a nodular goiter--an enlarged thyroid gland with an irregular growth of thyroid cells that form a lump. If not treated, the goiter may continue to grow, leading to other complications. She needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Faith receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy, the surgical removal of all or part of her thyroid gland, on November 23rd at our medical partner's care center. This procedure will cost $657, and she and her family need help raising money. Faith says, “I am tired of going to hospital, yet my neck continues swelling, even affecting my self-esteem. It isn't as easy to be happy with friends as I used to be. Kindly help me so that I can be well again and regain my normal life.”

Four year old Neserian lives with his family in a village in the Manyara region of Tanzania. The family has long depended upon agriculture and livestock keeping to sustain them. However, climate change has shadowed their agricultural activities, rendering them increasingly unreliable. Consequently, Neserian’s father has turned to selling cattle to support his household. But drought has led to the cattle being unable to feed properly, so that they fetch considerably less money at the market. Neserian's father works hard to meet the needs of his family. In October 2022, Neserian was alone at home, when he ventured too close to an open flame. His clothing caught fire, and he suffered burns to his right elbow and wrist. The neighbors came to his aid, and when his mother returned home, she brought him to a local hospital for care. Neserian remained at the hospital for a month. Despite the care that he received, Neserian has only a limited range of motion of his right arm. Sadly, the local hospital lacks the resources to address this. Neserian and his father traveled for nine hours to consult with doctors from our medical partner's care center the Plaster House NGO. After a thorough assessment, it was determined that Neserian would need to undergo a Z-plasty procedure, to release his right axilla and elbow, along with a full thickness skin graft on his right hand. The pinky on his right hand will need to be amputated. The surgical procedures are set for August 15th but the cost of treatment is beyond the means of Neserian's family, prompting them to appeal for your assistance in covering the $1,088 needed for Neserian's care. After he has healed completely, Neserian will be able to use his hand, and lead a full life, free from disability. Neserian’s father says: “We wish for him to be able to use his hand because he is about to start school, and we are worried it will be hard for him as his right hand is the one affected.”