Meet Provia, a 58-year-old farmer who lives in Uganda. She unfortunately lost her husband in 2001, leaving her to care for their two children on her own. Provia lost her parents at a young age, denying her a chance to receive an education due to a lack of funding for school fees. She now practices farming to support herself. She grows maize, beans, and potatoes and sells whatever is not eaten to earn money. Now that her children are grown, they both work as small-scale farmers as well. Over the past 19 years, Provia has been experiencing many troubling symptoms, including profuse sweating at night, neck swelling, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations, even when only walking a short distance. She was eventually diagnosed with bilateral goiter, meaning she has enlarged thyroid glands. To prevent her symptoms from worsening, she must undergo surgery. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), is helping Provia access the treatment that she requires. She is currently scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on July 14th. During this procedure, surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland, enabling Provia to live a more comfortable and pain-free life. African Mission Healthcare Foundation is seeking $252 to fund Provia's surgery. Provia shares, “I am helpless...the disease is eating me up. I hope with your support, I will regain my health once I’ve undergone my surgery.”

Samuth is a 71-year-old grandmother. She proudly shared that she has been married to her husband for almost 50 years, and he works as a tuk-tuk driver. Together, the couple has one son, three daughters, and several grandchildren. Samuth spends her days keeping the house, helping to care for her grandchildren, and listening to monks pray on the radio. For the past year, Samuth has had a dark lesion on her face. It has grown quickly over the past month. The lesion feels itchy, and she feels embarrassed to go outside. Her neighbor suggested that she visit our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), for diagnosis and treatment. Samuth traveled to CSC's care center, where doctors diagnosed her with a likely basal cell carcinoma, which will need to be removed. Afterwards, a skin flap will be performed to repair the surgical incision site. On April 21st, surgeons will remove the lesion. Now, Samuth needs help to raise $273 to fund her procedure and care. Samuth shared, "I hope that the lesion will be removed and will not grow back."

Katelyn is an eight-year-old girl from Kenya. She is the middle child, with her older sibling being 11 years old and her younger sibling being two. Her father previously worked as a butcher in their hometown, but he has since stopped and currently does not have a source of income. Her mother is a homemaker and takes full-time care of the children. They all live together in a rental house. Katelyn was born with an ear condition, which has caused her to experience hearing loss. She eventually had to stop attending school due to her condition. She is currently unable to communicate with others despite her having some speech. Last month, Katelyn's parents took her to Kenyatta National hospital to receive medical care. After undergoing an audiogram scan, it was confirmed that Katelyn has moderate to profound hearing loss. Her doctor recommends that she receive hearing aids since this would help with her hearing and likely her speech as well. However, her family is not able to pay for them due to financial constraints. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Katelyn receive treatment on August 5th. Now, Katelyn's family needs help funding these $1,171 life-changing hearing aids. Katelyn's mother shares, “We didn’t know that she could not speak because she is unable to hear! Doctors have said that it’s possible for her to both hear and speak if she gets the aids.”