“I hope that my daughter will be able to walk properly and without feeling pain,” shares the father of this beautiful young lady, Nuru. “I want her to be able to walk to school, study hard and later on have a good career and live a better life than ours.”
Nuru is a three-year-old who lives in Tanzania with her parents and siblings. Nuru’s mother takes care of her and her siblings while her father supports the family as a self-employed auto mechanic. Due to the fluctuations in demand for her father’s services, Nuru’s family has not been able to afford corrective surgery for Nuru’s legs.
“Nuru’s gait has been affected due to bilateral genu valgus, or ‘knock knee,’” explain our medical partners at African Mission Healthcare Foundation. “She walks with difficulties and she sometimes complains of pain on her legs while walking. If not treated, Nuru will be at risk of developing early osteoarthritis.
For $940 we can fund treatment for Nurui that will alleviate her pain, improve her gait, increase her mobility and decrease her risk of osteoarthritis. Let’s help Nuru live without pain in her legs as she takes the literal and figurative first steps in her education by walking to school!