Tugume is a 52-year-old farmer and a married mother to six children with two daughters and four sons. Her two daughters are teachers and two of her sons are mechanics, while the other two are still studying in school. Tugume herself studied and completed primary seven but never proceeded due to lack of school fees. She and her husband both earn a living from small-scale farming. They normally grow food crops for their family and often sell off the surplus to generate an income. Three years ago, Tugume started experiencing lower abdominal pain with consistent backache and abdominal discomfort. She has been diagnosed with a pre-malignant cervical lesion. Tugume needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $219 to fund Tugume's surgery. On January 12th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner's care center. Once recovered, Tugume will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain. Tugume shared, "I believe that I'll be fine and well after surgery. Thank you for your support."

Kakoko is a farmer from Uganda. Kakoko is married and a father to twelve children. He has six sons, of whom two are builders, two are small scale farmers, and the last two are still in school studying. All of his six daughters are married and also are small scale farmers. For the last ten years, Kakoko has experienced an anterior neck swelling. He began to experience troubling symptoms, including difficulty with swallowing, shortness of breath, intermittent headaches and becomes easily fatigued. Kakoko was diagnosed with a goitre, which is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. He needs surgery to prevent his symptoms from getting worse. However, this procedure is costly for Kakoko and his family. He currently makes a living from his farming, growing crops for his family's consumption and selling the surplus to generate an income for the family. His wife is a casual laborer and works in other people's gardens to earn a living. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $252 to help Kakoko receive treatment. He is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on November 3rd at our medical partner's care center, where surgeons will remove all or part of his thyroid gland. The surgery will remove the goitre and significantly improve his quality of life. Kakoko shared, “I hope to get much better after my surgery and to resume with farming after I have completely recovered.”

Porn is a 16-year-old who helps his family in the fields. He has two brothers and is the youngest in his family. Both his brothers are married. In his free time, he likes listen to music. On December 21st, 2020, he was in a motor vehicle accident that caused an intertrochanteric (femoral neck) fracture of his femur. Porn went to a private clinic for treatment, but still his pain did not resolve. He has now come to Watsi's Medical Partner Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) and the medical team found that he needs an open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of his intertrochanteric fracture. It is difficult for him to walk and he is in chronic pain. Fortunately, surgeons at CSC can help. On January 11th, Porn will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $465. This procedure will help him walk easily again. Porn shared with us that he hopes that he can recover quickly and return to his job.