Mwinde is a 13-year-old boy from Kenya. Raised by his grandparents, Mwinde loves to play with his friends. However, he was born with hypospadias, resulting in difficulty in passing urine and occasional urine leakage. In fact, leaving this condition untreated has more serious consequences, like infertility and chronic urine retention.
Mwinde wants to become a doctor one day, so being able to go to school without fear of embarrassment is important. Socializing and schooling are rather difficult because of his condition. With a funded treatment, we can see Mwinde become the medical professional he aspires to be.
American volunteers have already performed the first operation to repair the hypospadias. However, he needs a second and final surgery. The treatment cost of $450 will cover the surgery, which is expected to allow Mwinde regular urine passage and an improved chance at fertility.