Success! Caleb from Kenya raised $1,286 to fund clubfoot correction surgery.

Caleb
$1,286
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Caleb's treatment was fully funded on September 7, 2021.
  • Caleb's story
  • Caleb's update
July 29, 2021

Photo of Caleb post-operation

September 9, 2021

Caleb underwent clubfoot correction surgery and is on the move.

Caleb had a successful clubfoot correction surgery at our medical partner's care center Cure Hospital. With complete recovery, Caleb will be...

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Caleb's Timeline

  • July 29, 2021
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Caleb was submitted by Edward Mugane, Impact Assessment Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare.

  • August 2, 2021
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Caleb's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • August 5, 2021
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Caleb received treatment at AIC Cure International Hospital in Kenya. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • September 7, 2021
    FULLY FUNDED

    Caleb's treatment was fully funded.

  • September 9, 2021
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Caleb's treatment was successful. Read the update.

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Peace is an eight-year-old girl from Kenya who was brought to our care center by her grandmother. She is the firstborn of two siblings and is in grade two at her local public primary school. Peace's mother, who is 30 years old, dropped out of school after getting pregnant with Peace. Despite her desire to return to school after giving birth, her parents refused, as her other two siblings were already in school. Consequently, Peace's mother started a family life. She works as a casual laborer, picking tea on other people's farms, and Peace's father owns a boda boda (motorcycle taxi). The family also owns a piece of land with tea plants and another where they grow maize, beans, and Irish potatoes for their family's home consumption. In 2022, while attempting to lift her brother, Peace accidentally fell and injured her hand. She was taken to the hospital, where she had an X-ray, and the doctors applied a Plaster of Paris. However, the plaster was removed after a month and a half, and her hand had already deformed. Peace was then referred to another hospital for treatment, but the family lacked the necessary funds for the required surgical procedure at the time. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner can help Peace heal. On November 3rd, Peace will undergo a fracture repair procedure called an open reduction and internal fixation. This procedure helps fix severely broken bones and is only used for serious fractures that can't be treated with a cast or splint. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), requests $1,079 to fund this surgery. Peace's mother said, "I kindly ask for your support so that my little daughter can have a normal life like the rest."

$318raised
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