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The little boy, who was born without an anus, was saved from a cruel death thanks to your donations. Please read what Tanja Hock from Madagascar wrote to us about this: Little Nekena was born on 2 August 2012 without an anus. Our team was …

Some time ago, we received a request for emergency medical aid from our partner NGO, ‘Mobile Hilfe Madagaskar’: “Good afternoon, we have two new cases for which we would like to ask for your support. A young woman, single, in her early twenties, is pregnant …

In the following, we would like to explain to you, our donors, how our communication works within the project in Nairobi. On the one hand, this shows you the difficulties that need to be overcome and, on the other hand, just how important a responsible …

Fred, one of the four children of Beatrice (a widow, aged 30), had been suffering from progressive enlargement of the head since he was five months old. This was a case of ‘water on the brain’, i.e. hydrocephalus of unknown cause, which is a pathological …

Moses, the only child of Lucy, who scrapes by doing low-paid odd jobs such as cleaning or laundry in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, is currently recovering from his ENT operation on 27 August 2013. Moses suffered from enlarged adenoids, which not only impeded his …

Francis, who lives with his twin brother and his mother in extremely basic conditions in the destitute Kibera slum in the south of Nairobi, successfully underwent surgery in mid-August to remove his nasal polyps and adenoids. Francis had previously been showing increasing speech and hearing …

Since his mother died of AIDS, Imran has been living with his two siblings at his aunt’s house. He is frequently ill, has a growth delay and has limited physical stamina. His stepmother’s financial situation has become dramatically strained due to the unplanned addition to …

Anésie, who lives with her family of five in a poor neighbourhood of the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, has now successfully undergone surgery in Nairobi for her brain tumour (meningioma), thanks to your donation. She is solely responsible for five children – all young girls – …

Noel is 9 years old and lives in the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa: Kibera, Nairobi. His father was shot dead on the street in Nairobi during the 2008 election unrest, even though he was not involved in the violence, so his mother now has …

Little Tamy was found abandoned in Eastleigh, 7th Street, at around 4.00 am on 16 February 2012; she was suffering from hypothermia, malnourished and close to death. She was rescued by a security guard who was patrolling the street. Eastleigh is one of the overcrowded …