Jesca is a 16-year-old girl who was born with clubfoot of the right foot. At two years old, Jesca’s mother recognized the severity of her condition and took her to Nkuaranga for treatment. However, sadly her mother fell seriously ill and passed away. Left without her mother’s care and support, Jesca’s father couldn’t continue with her treatment plan. The weight of her condition and the financial burden caused Jesca to abandon her education in secondary school. Her father, a casual laborer, provides for the family by working in the fields. Fortunately, Jesca's family traveled to visit our medical partner's care center, The Plaster House NGO. There, the team will begin clubfoot treatment on September 15. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $935 to fund Jesca's clubfoot repair. After treatment, her bent right foot will straighten, and she will be able to walk comfortably. Jesca says, “It has been my wish to get treatment for my condition, I wish to be able to walk confidently without worrying how people are looking at me.”

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."

Negash, who is five years old, is the youngest of the six children in his family. Their family lives in rural Ethiopia, where his parents are farmers who grow wheat and barley. Additionally, they work as daily laborers on government construction projects to earn extra money to support their family. A few years ago, Negash's parents learned that he had been born with hypospadias, a congenital condition that causes urinary dysfunction. The doctors at the hospital in Sekota told the family that Negash would need to return for treatment when he turned four years old. As the hospital in Sekota could not perform the procedure required to address Negash's condition, a social worker accompanied the family to Addis Ababa, helping to cover all of their travel costs. However, the family needs money to pay for the surgery that Negash must have in order to prevent him from higher risk of cancer and infertility, and other worrying symptoms in the future. Fortunately, Negash is now scheduled to undergo corrective surgery on March 30th at BethanyKids Myungsung Christian Medical Centre. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $1,293 to cover the total cost of his procedure and care. Negash's father said: “I want my son to be completely well. I hope he will be well educated and become a president.”