Prudence is a small-scale farmer from Uganda. She completed primary school class seven and dropped out due to a lack of school fees. She farms with her husband, and they live in a two-room mud house with their two children, aged 9 and 5. Both of the children attend school, and Prudence and her husband pay the school fees through the sale of agricultural produce. However, they are a very low-income family. For over 10 years, Prudence has had an epigastric hernia, a condition where fat, tissue, or intestine push through a weak spot in the upper abdominal wall. It started as a small painless swelling above her umbilicus and later became painful after she delivered one of her children. The pain has persisted, and she is currently unable to eat comfortably. Surgery, the only remedy, has been recommended but Prudence has not been able to afford it. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), can help. On September 14, Prudence will undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner's care center. AMHF is requesting $170 to fund Prudence's surgery. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully allow her to live more comfortably and confidently. Prudence says, “After treatment, I hope I will get well and be able to do my day-to-day duties normally.”

Huot is a 9 year-old 3rd grader. He lives in Kandal province with his paternal grandparents and two sisters. His favorite subject is Cambodian studies, and he enjoys reading Cambodian fairy tales. In his free time, he likes playing with his friends, and getting fried fish from a street cart near his house. Around five months ago, Huot began experiencing a sore throat, trouble sleeping, and difficulty swallowing. Frequent illness caused him to miss school. Huot was recently diagnosed with enlarged tonsils and adenoids, which, if not treated, will cause his symptoms to persist and possibly intensify over time. Our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, is requesting $265 to fund a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for Huot, which is scheduled to take place on September 11. Surgeons will remove his tonsils and adenoids, hopefully relieving Huot of his symptoms and helping him live much more comfortably. His grandmother shared, "I just want him to feel healthy again and go back to school."

Noeun is a 63-year-old basket weaver and mother who lives in Kandal province with her husband. Their two children live nearby and often help Noeun around the house. For work, she primarily weaves baskets to sell at the market. She supplements this income by doing part-time work in a rice paddy. In her free time, she enjoys making ansom chek–a Cambodian snack with sticky rice and banana steamed in banana leaves. About ten years ago, Noeun had an ear infection. This infection caused the tympanic membrane, or the ear drum, in her left ear to perforate. To this day, Noeun experiences pain and discharge. She has trouble communicating and is constantly uncomfortable. She often spends money at the pharmacy to try different medicines, but she still experiences pain. Noeun traveled to our medical partner's care center to receive treatment. On June 1st, she will undergo a myringoplasty procedure in her left ear. During this procedure, surgeons will close the perforation. Our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, is requesting $487 to fund this procedure. This cost will cover her medications, supplies, and inpatient care. Noeun hopes that after her surgery her hearing will improve and she finally won't experience pain anymore.