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A prosthetic leg for Njoroge: help me move freely
A prosthetic leg would give Njoroge independence - we're $400 away.
🇺🇬 Kampala, Central Region, Uganda557 views
I live with profound hearing loss. My occupational therapist at Kampala General Hospital has assessed me and recommended a prosthetic leg. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $400.
My current equipment is 8 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 3 weeks.
With the right equipment I could speak with the people around him. It would change my everyday life and my ability to work from home.
We've applied to two charities already and received small contributions; this campaign covers the rest.
Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing.
Where the $400 goes:
• prosthetic leg: $330
• Fitting and training sessions: $40
• Delivery and set-up: $15
• First-year servicing plan: $15
With deep gratitude,
Njoroge
Updates from Njoroge
Update from Kampala: we've started the first stage. We're at 75% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you all. We're at 83% now ($330). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
Quick update: $78 raised so far (20%). I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Divina N. Gonzales 🇵🇭 · $25
“Happy to help. My sister told me about this one. - Taguig”
- Greyson Munoz 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
- Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $30
- Dinesh K. Bajpai 🇮🇳 · $25
“Thought of Njoroge all day after reading this. - Kanpur”
- Kevin S. Olson 🇬🇧 · $5
- Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $30
- Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $100
- Sanne Smit 🇳🇱 · $12
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $100
- Raphaël Maxime Gonzalez 🇨🇦 · $10
- Maryam Mahnoor Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $8
- Pilar C. Velasco 🇺🇸 · $50
- Clodagh Byrne 🇮🇪 · $20
“Blessings. Hope the August deadline works out. - Dublin”
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Thinking of you and your family. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.
You're not alone, Njoroge. Your post was clear and honest. God bless
Sending good thoughts. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
sending love. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Kampala