Byamugisha is a small-scale farmer from Uganda. She has nine children—her oldest is 37 years old and her youngest is 18. She grows millet, beans, bananas, maize, and other food crops.
For eight months, Byamugisha has been experiencing severe abdominal pain. She has been diagnosed with an ovarian cyst. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $208 to fund Byamugisha’s surgery. On January 2, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner’s care center. Once recovered, Byamugisha will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain.
Byamugisha says, “I will continue with cultivation after surgery and will be glad to see my condition relieved.”