Benedete is a 40-year-old mother from Uganda. She and her husband, Bernard, are farmers who grow cassava, millet, potatoes, and beans to support their family. Bernard also works on nearby tea plantations as a harvester. Bendete likes singing and praising in church and reading her children stories and verses from the Bible.
Benedete is currently expecting her seventh child. Due to her age and her previous pregnancies, she is at high risk for complications. She recently visited our medical partner’s hospital, Bwindi Community Hospital. The doctors at the hospital want her to see a physician for prenatal visits and to deliver the child in the hospital. Unable to pay for this level of care, Bendete is asking for help.
Bendete is scheduled to begin her care on December 19. Our medical partner, The Kellermann Foundation, is requesting $241 to cover the cost of antenatal and postpartum visits, medication, delivery, and three nights of hospital stay. After her delivery, Bendete is looking forward to returning to her family and raising her children.
“I thank the donors for the support,” she says, “and pray that they can help many more mothers that are like me, struggling to have hospital deliveries.”