“I appreciate your support so much,” shares Shivan’s mother, a native of Uganda. “I pray that God will bless the donors in all that they do.”
Shivan is a seventh grader who particularly enjoys her English and social studies classes. She hopes to continue on to secondary school. When she is at home, she enjoys weaving mats. She sells them to help raise money for her school fees.
Shivan is sixteen years old, but her life has been dramatically shaped by an event that occurred when she was only a toddler. As a two-year-old, Shivan fell into a fire and severely burned her foot and ankle. Because her parents could not afford to treat the injury at the time, Shivan’s foot developed webbed toes and contractures—hardened, stiff muscles and skin. This severe scarring limits her mobility and means she cannot participate fully in many activities.
To release these contractures, Shivan will need to undergo surgery on March 27. Her parents, who are farmers, cannot afford to pay for this operation. However, we can fund her contracture surgery, as well as her lab tests, medications, and two-week hospital stay, for $564.
Let’s help Shivan heal now so that she can enjoy the rest of her young adulthood as a mobile, active teen.
