Yorb is a 65-year-old vegetable seller from Cambodia. Yorb was married 41 years ago. She has three daughters and ten grandchildren. Her husband died many years ago and she now lives with one of her daughters. She enjoys taking care of her grandchildren, cooking, and visiting the pagoda. In October 2020, Yorb fell and fractured her left arm. Treatment at a traditional healer did not help so a neighbor advised her to come to Children's Surgical Centre (CSC). She has been experiencing swelling, pain, and lacks mobility of her left arm. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, can help. On October 14th, Yorb will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $465. This procedure will heal the closed fracture and allow her to use her left arm again. Yorb said, "I hope I can heal and use my arm soon without pain."

Tibafumura is a rural farmer from Uganda. She is a mother of three and shared that she lost her fourth born who was just one-year-old at the time. Her husband passed away fifteen years ago. He left his family a three-room semi-permanent house for shelter. She has managed to pay school fees for her children through farming and selling off some of her domestic animals. All of her three children are married, two of them are primary school teachers while the other one is still searching for a job. She receives minimal financial support since they too have their personal challenges in meeting their families' needs. Tibafumura starting feeling abdominal pains years ago. She visited different clinics and received tablets to relieve her pain. A scan at Rugarama Hospital showed that she had uterine fibroids but could not have the surgery due to lack of financial support from her family. She has now come to Watsi's Medical Partner Care Center Rushoroza Hospital to seek medical advice. At Rushoroza, she presented with a history of lower abdominal pains that have become progressively severe and reports to have taken medication without improvement. If her fibroids are not treated, pain could stop her from doing her day to day survival activities and her quality of life would be affected negatively. Tibafumura likes grazing her cows whenever she gets free time but she no longer does this due to her severe pain. She has completely stopped farming since she cannot climb hills or walk long distances to go to the fields. She cannot afford the surgery charges and seeks financial support. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $228 to fund Tibafumura's surgery. On October 7th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner's care center. Once recovered, Tibafumura will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain and her quality of life will improve. Tibafumura says, “My family cannot afford the surgery charges and I am in a lot of pain. I will resume farming as soon as possible to be able to support and take care of my family.”

Rwamunahe is a 49-year-old farmer from Uganda. She is a widow and a mother to three children. Of her two sons, one is a builder and the other is a motorbike rider. Her daughter is married and is a small scale farmer. Currently, Rwamunahe earns a living from farming, where she normally grows food crops for home consumption and sells off the surplus to generate a small income to her family. Rwamunahe came to our medical partner's care center with a painful right suprascapular mass, which she has had for nearly one year. As a result, she has been experiencing a lot of pain and discomfort in her shoulder area. Rwamunahe traveled to our medical partner's care center to receive treatment. On November 17th, surgeons will remove the mass in her shoulder. Now, Rwamunahe needs help to raise $196 to fund this procedure. Rwamunahe says “My only hopes of getting better is by undergoing this surgery. I will continue with farming after I have fully recovered.”