Meet Samuel. He is 44 years old and lives in Kenya with his wife and two young children.
Samuel worked as a driver for a cargo company up until a few months ago, when he was involved in a road accident. His health initially seemed stable, but shortly after the accident Samuel’s jaw started to hurt. He now lives with sharp jaw pain, and can’t chew or eat normally. Samuel’s wife, who works as a small-scale farmer, must prepare him an all-liquid diet for sustenance.
Samuel was diagnosed with a fractured mandible, but he cannot afford the treatment. With no means of supporting himself without his truck, the $660 for the cost of surgery is too much. Samuel had to move his family from their small town into the countryside because he could no longer afford to pay rent.
“There is nothing worse than being able to provide for yourself and now being reduced to depending on others,” Samuel shares with us. “I really hope that Watsi will help me so that I can take a loan to repair my pickup truck and revive my business.”
Let’s work together to raise the funds needed for Samuel’s surgery. The treatment will return his jaw to its normal state, and give him a chance to get back on his feet.