Edward is a hardworking father who practices small-scale farming together with his wife. They have 4 children who are all in primary school. They live in a brick house with 2 rooms, and their main source of cooking energy is firewood. Edward attended school up to primary class 3, and he could not proceed due to a lack of school fees. Edward has had a hydrocele for the past year. It started as a small painful swelling in his groin area. He decided to see a doctor after noticing blood in his urine. In addition to the swelling, he has had episodes where it is very difficult for him to use the restroom. He also feels uncomfortable while walking and can no longer walk long distances. His farming productivity has been compromised in his current condition. Fortunately, our medical partner African Mission Healthcare (AMH) can help. On September 4th, he will undergo hernia repair surgery. Edward needs help raising $170 to fully fund the surgery. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully allow him to live more comfortably and confidently. Edward says, “After treatment, I will continue with farming which will help me meet my family’s cost of living.”

Edvina is an elderly woman from Uganda. She did not attend school and shares there was no education at that time. She delivered nine children altogether, but only six are alive and are all married. She can no longer go to the fields for farming because of her old age and is taken care of by her children. She stays in a three-room mud house with three of her grandchildren. For five years, Edvina has had an abdominal hernia. She reports having a small swelling above her umbilicus, but her family thought that she had gastric ulcers. She was unable to eat comfortably. She visited a couple of hospitals without finding the right diagnosis and would be discharged on painkillers. Her son reports that she has now completely lost her appetite and feels uncomfortable most of the time. At Rushoroza Hospital, surgery has been recommended but her children cannot afford it. Fortunately, on September 15, she will undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner's care center. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $170 to fund Edvina's surgery. Once completed, this procedure will allow her to live more comfortably and confidently. Edivina says, “I hope to get well through surgery so that I may live the remaining part of my life comfortable and peaceful.”

Alizu is a 15 year-old girl who lives in Kampong Thom province with her parents and two sisters. Her parents work as rice farmers, her older sister is also a cleaner, and her younger sister is still in school. In her free time, she enjoys reading and checking her social media. Alizu has nasal polyps in each nostril that cause bad odor, discharge, and pain. For the last four years, she has suffered from frequent headaches and difficulty sleeping due to the obstruction in her nose. She has been using medications to manage these symptoms but her condition has not improved. Fortunately, surgeons at Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) are able to perform a nasal surgery on September 18th to alleviate these symptoms permanently. Her family needs help to raise $388 to fund the surgery. Alizu said, “I really hope after the surgery my nose will be better, my headaches will go away so I can feel normal again."