Magret is a 49-year-old small scale farmer from Uganda. She is a single mother of four children and lives in a two-room mud house. Her oldest child is 28 years old and recently received a diploma, but has not yet found a job. Her second born child unfortunately left school after primary school class seven due to a lack of school fees. Her thirdborn child is 21 years old and in secondary school class four, while her youngest is 17 years old and in secondary school class two. She pays for their school fees through her work as a farmer. Since August 2022, Magret has been experiencing lower abdominal pains. She visited a nearby health clinic where she was prescribed medication that helped for some time, but her symptoms returned earlier this year. She is in pain but cannot stop farming because she relies on it to care for her family. Magret has been diagnosed with uterine fibroids and needs to undergo a hysterectomy, or a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), is helping Magret receive treatment. On April 14th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at AMH's care center. Once recovered, Magret will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain. Now, she needs help raising $319 to fund her procedure and care. Magret shared, "I believe that I will get well through surgery. I hope to continue with farming comfortably after surgery so that I may be able to continue taking good care of myself and my family."

Immaculate is a friendly and outgoing small-scale farmer from Uganda. She is a single mother to three daughters. Immaculate and her husband separated, and she and her daughters live with Immaculate's parents. Her daughters are all studying in school. Immaculate shared that she completed her senior class four before leaving due to a lack of school fees. Now, Immaculate practices small-scale farming to feed her family and works labor jobs to pay for her daughters' school fees. For two years, Immaculate has had an epigastric hernia, which causes her to experience symptoms of abdominal pain, swelling, coughing, and discomfort when she lifts heavy objects. Fortunately, on June 6th, she will undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner's care center. Our medical partner, African Mission (AMH), is requesting $230 to fund Immaculate's surgery. This procedure will allow Immaculate to live more comfortably and confidently moving forward. Immaculate says, "I am all that my children are left with; with such illness, I cannot do much. I appeal for your support to undergo surgery for me to continue caring for my children."

Sopheaktra is a 19-year-old man from Cambodia. He lives with his grandmother and younger sister in Kampong Cham province. He spends his time helping his grandmother around the house or drinking coffee with his friends. When he was five years old, his left foot was burned by a fire. His family did not seek any help for him at that time. Burn scar contractures have developed on his foot, tightening the skin around his burn. As a result, it is difficult for him to wear shoes or walk as he is in pain. When Sopheaktra learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, he traveled for two and a half hours seeking treatment. On May 12th, surgeons at CSC will perform a burn contracture release surgery to help him walk again comfortably. He would like to find a construction job to provide financial assistance to his grandmother. Now, he needs help to fund this $495 procedure. He shared: "After surgery, I hope that I have no pain and can wear shoes."