Breaking Musa's Cycle of Poverty
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Musa's Story
I would like to introduce you all to Musa. I met Musa in December of last year during my medical internship at Coast General Provincial Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya. Musa is two years old and had recently been surrended to the hospital after suffering from malnourishment and parental negligence since birth.
Musa does not have a father and his mother is currently in custody. Musa is now an orphan. He has no guardians and is set to be transferred to a public orphanage once he is strong enough (Musa needs to double his weight before he is allowed to leave the hospital).
During my time at the hospital I got to know this little boy. This little boy has endured far more than any child should in his two short years. It was therefore heartbreaking when I found out Musa is also HIV positive. As a HIV positive ward of the state, without dedicated guardians it is likely Musa will not have the high level of care he needs in a government orphanage. He requires administration of 12 hourly anti-retroviral treatment plus various antibiotics to control his condition. Without these medications his HIV positive condition will likely become AIDS. He will likely die before he's 10 years old.
However, AIDS does not have to be a life sentence for Musa. If we are able to raise enough money to get Musa into a private orphanage with specialist care, he will be given the right care and will most likely lead a normal life. With the continuous administration of anti-retroviral medication, Musa's condition will never progress to AIDS and he will live a relatively normal life. His ability to transmit the disease to others also decreases to almost 0% risk with anti-retroviral therapy.
Our hope is to raise enough money to get Musa into private orphanage care. We would also like to go one step further and allow Musa the opportunity to go to school, get educated and break the cycle of poverty; his current fate. As Musa is HIV positive the likelihood of him being adopted is very slim, so we would love to be able to contribute to his future in some small way from afar.
Anything you're able to give would be so much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your generosity and care.
All our love,
Lauren, Ryan, Scout & Emily xx
Note:
In the event Musa is adopted, all funds will go to Tumaini Childrens Home in Mombasa (the private AIDS specialist orphanage we would like Musa to be able to be placed with).
https://tumainichildrenshome.wordpress.com/
I would like to introduce you all to Musa. I met Musa in December of last year during my medical internship at Coast General Provincial Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya. Musa is two years old and had recently been surrended to the hospital after suffering from malnourishment and parental negligence since birth.
Musa does not have a father and his mother is currently in custody. Musa is now an orphan. He has no guardians and is set to be transferred to a public orphanage once he is strong enough (Musa needs to double his weight before he is allowed to leave the hospital).
During my time at the hospital I got to know this little boy. This little boy has endured far more than any child should in his two short years. It was therefore heartbreaking when I found out Musa is also HIV positive. As a HIV positive ward of the state, without dedicated guardians it is likely Musa will not have the high level of care he needs in a government orphanage. He requires administration of 12 hourly anti-retroviral treatment plus various antibiotics to control his condition. Without these medications his HIV positive condition will likely become AIDS. He will likely die before he's 10 years old.
However, AIDS does not have to be a life sentence for Musa. If we are able to raise enough money to get Musa into a private orphanage with specialist care, he will be given the right care and will most likely lead a normal life. With the continuous administration of anti-retroviral medication, Musa's condition will never progress to AIDS and he will live a relatively normal life. His ability to transmit the disease to others also decreases to almost 0% risk with anti-retroviral therapy.
Our hope is to raise enough money to get Musa into private orphanage care. We would also like to go one step further and allow Musa the opportunity to go to school, get educated and break the cycle of poverty; his current fate. As Musa is HIV positive the likelihood of him being adopted is very slim, so we would love to be able to contribute to his future in some small way from afar.
Anything you're able to give would be so much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your generosity and care.
All our love,
Lauren, Ryan, Scout & Emily xx
Note:
In the event Musa is adopted, all funds will go to Tumaini Childrens Home in Mombasa (the private AIDS specialist orphanage we would like Musa to be able to be placed with).
https://tumainichildrenshome.wordpress.com/
Co-organizers (2)
Lauren Johnson
Organizer
Haymarket, NSW
Emily Burnett
Co-organizer