Charlina is a baby girl from Haiti. She lives with her parents in a city on the southern coast; her father works in construction, and her mother currently stays home to care for her. Charlina has a cardiac condition called double outlet right ventricle. one of the major blood vessels carrying blood from her heart is attached to the heart at an anatomically abnormal location, which prevents blood from circulating normally through her heart and body. She also has Down syndrome. Charlina will fly to the Dominican Republic to undergo surgery on March 18th. As Charlina's heart is still too small to completely repair this condition, she will undergo cardiac surgery, where doctors will implant a shunt in her heart that will help blood circulate more normally, and keep her safe and healthy until she has reached an age where a full repair is possible. Our medical partner, International Cardiac Alliance, is contributing $4500.00 to pay for the surgery. Charlina's family also needs help to fund the costs of surgery prep. They need help raising $1,500 to cover labs, medicines, and check-up and follow-up appointments. It also supports securing travel documents for the family and travel costs for the social workers from our medical partner, who will accompany Charlina's family overseas. Charlina's mother shared, "I am hopeful that after this surgery Charlina will have more appetite and energy than she does now!"

Beatrice is a 54-year-old woman from Uganda. She is a mother of five children, and her husband passed away in 2007. Beatrice works as a small-scale farmer, cultivating land owned by others and sharing the harvest. For the past seven years, Beatrice has been experiencing intermittent bleeding and severe abdominal pain. She has a history of hypertension and sought treatment from various healthcare facilities and herbalists without any improvement. Her condition worsened, prompting her to visit a specialist at our medical partner's care center, Uganda Martyr's Ibanda Hospital. She has been diagnosed with uterine fibroids and needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $256 to fund Beatrice's surgery, which is scheduled on January 27th. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully alleviate her symptoms. Beatrice says, ‘’I thank God for enabling me to come to see the specialist today at Ibanda hospital. I request the donor program to support my surgery because I do not have financial support, and I hope the operation will be successful. After recovering from the operation, I will resume my work of farming.’’

Sylivia is 31 years old and a nurse from Uganda. Her husband works as a security guard in a local town, and they have two children together. Sylvia carried her previous pregnancies to term and delivered both children by emergency caesarean section due to cephalopelvic disproportion. Her children are doing well and are all in school. She is currently expecting a new baby, and her doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section because of a high-risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Sylivia undergo a C-Section on January 20th. This procedure will cost $241, and Sylivia needs your support. Sylivia says, "I hope to recover soon and resume my duties as a nurse so I can support my family."