Ruth, a 28-year-old woman from Uganda, is pregnant with her third child. Her baby is due in December 2016. She delivered her first two children by C-section and so is considered a high-risk pregnancy.
Ruth and her husband, Innocent, live in a small village about 60km from Bwindi Community Hospital, a Watsi partner center. Both their children are in nursery school. Ruth is a subsistence farmer growing beans, maize, and potatoes. Her husband works at a welding shop welding metallic doors and windows. They also have started rearing ducks.
$258 will fund the C-section and antenatal care that Ruth needs to help ensure a safe delivery in December. Ruth wants her children to grow up healthy, have educations, and help her community.
Ruth would like to tell all the donors, “I am very grateful for your help. I struggled to come here, I had to borrow money from our local savings group but it was not enough to pay for my delivery and hospital stay. God bless you all so much!”