“Jawadu is a charming boy,” says his grandmother. “He interacts with fellow kids although being blind and is very intelligent.”
Four-year-old Jawadu lives in Malawi. He has hydrocephalus, a condition in which there is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. Our medical partner, World Altering Medicine, explains, “Jawadu is a healthy boy but due to the condition he is blind, cannot sit, walk and finds difficulties in speech coordination.”
Jawadu’s grandmother, who cares for him, farms rice and does not earn enough money to pay for the surgery that Jawadu needs. $992 covers the cost of surgery to drain the excess fluid from Jawadu’s brain as well as food, travel, and lodging for him and his grandmother pre- and post-surgery.
Jawadu’s grandmother hopes that her grandson will regain his sight after treatment so that he can return to school. Let’s help make that happen!
