Kobusingye is a 23 year old small scale farmer. She has two children: a boy and a girl both delivered via caesarean section who are now studying in kindergarten. As a mother and wife, Kobusingye enjoys doing domestic work like cooking, cleaning, and caring for her family. She earns a living from farming but typically only harvests produce to feed her family since they have little land. Her husband is in the bodaboda (motorcycle taxi) business, but due to lockdown where transport was frozen, he isn’t able to work right now. Kobusingye is carrying her third pregnancy. She attended antenatal care from our medical partner's care center, Nyakibale Hospital. Her doctor recommended delivery by caesarean section due to her previous pregnancies and deliveries. The procedure will reduce the chances of complications like uterine rupture. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), is requesting $252 for this surgery. Kobusingye shares, “I will really appreciate your support and hope for a successful delivery."

Duncan is a 23-year-old mechanic. He's a lively man who likes cracking jokes with friends to cheer everyone up. Duncan is the second born in a family of six and he is married with two children. He lives in a rented house at his local center with his family. He completed his high school studies but did not proceed to college because of a lack of school fees. He has always had to do a lot to take care of his siblings and provide for their needs, like school fees. Duncan learned mechanical skills from his local center by watching what the mechanics there were doing. He now hopes to study mechanical engineering to improve his skills but he is unable because of the financial burden he has of taking care of his siblings and young family. Despite this, he is still hopeful that he will manage to do so in the future. Two days ago, Duncan was involved in a severe accident and sustained a fracture on his right leg. He was riding a motorcycle in the evening from his place of work when it lost control and fell into a ditch. He was rushed to a nearby health facility for immediate care from where he was referred to our hospital. An X-Ray confirmed a right femur fracture. He also has chest pains hence needing hospital admission for management and to plan for his surgery. He is unable to walk, has pain, and feels all he can do is lie in bed and wait for help. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner can help. On October 8th, Duncan will undergo a fracture repair procedure, called an open reduction and internal fixation. This surgery will relieve him of the pain and help him walk again. Now, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $1145 to fund this procedure. Duncan says, “We are facing a difficult moment as a family, my parents cannot find money to buy food for the family without my assistance. There’s nothing else that matters other than seeing my family happy. I want to get healed and go back home to support their needs.”

Tukwasibwe is a 33-year-old pregnant mother of two children. She teaches and she also works as a farmer, primarily growing beans, potatoes, and maize for home consumption. Her husband works as a hawker, and her family lives in a rental house. When Tukwasibwe visited our medical partner's care center, her doctor recommended that she deliver her baby via C-Section. She has two previous deliveries this way due to birthing needs and a C-Section will reduce the risk of uterine rupture during this delivery. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), is helping Tukwasibwe to receive medical care. On July 6th, she will deliver her baby via C-Section, and now, AMH is requesting $252 to fund her procedure. Tukwasibwe shared, “I really ask for your support for the success of my surgery because I consider this child to be precious to me as I had two miscarriages previously which had made me lose hope.”