<div>Hello! My name is Cheryl, and over the course of this year I have been partnering with Jack Lekishon, a leader in his Maasai community in Kenya, to help him gain much needed exposure for the challenges which have been increasingly threatening his community. We focus on and overlap many projects, and some projects are dedicated to individuals in the community needing emergency help of some kind.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>This is Isaac, also named Sabaya. He's 7 years old and is severely affected by spastic cerebral palsy. He's pictured in the wheelchair, with his parents standing behind him and Jack seated next to him.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>A couple of months ago, his parents approached Jack Lekishon out of desperation. They know Jack as a genuine, fearless leader and helper within their Maasai community, and they thought there may be a chance that he could connect the family with emergency resources for Isaac, whose condition has become so much worse even in the past couple of months. They were right. Jack has been by their sides ever since, exploring every avenue, accompanying them to the hospital, traveling to obtain whatever they need and delivering these items to their home, all while continuing to help various other members of his community who desperately need to be invested in. Jack is a visionary in many ways.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>If you know people who are affected by cerebral palsy, then you know what treasures they are, and you witness the true meaning of *the strength of the human spirit.* This tiny boy is a survivor and he is in so much pain. He needs a lot of help if he is to transcend this dangerous phase of medical deterioration. He deserves to live! Though he has parents who love him fiercely and have fought for his survival since the day he was born, they are so materially impoverished that they are unable to afford the orthopedic surgery which the doctors at Longisa Hospital have repeatedly indicated is critical. We have had some trouble in going back and forth with the doctors there in terms of establishing the name of the exact procedure but we have collected from them some signed documents indicating that Issac's spastic cerebral palsy has reached a critical point and he requires surgical intervention.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>Jack and I understand that when we ask people over the internet for financial assistance for his community, we're asking you to put your trust in our follow-through. We are full of immense gratitude for the dozens and dozens of you who have helped us raise many thousands of dollars for emergency food, tuition for girls, sanitary pads and other necessities throughout the past year. Jack and I and my husband Anupam have become such dear friends and we are genuinely dedicated to doing everything we can do to help Jack's community. We are so humbled by the depth of your care for the most vulnerable and marginalized in the Maasai community, and it is the genuine nature of our projects and Jack's reputation within his community which led Isaac's parents to take all their courage in their hands that morning and walk miles to knock on Jack's door.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>What we are asking for is to help us raise $8,000 as quickly as possible. The Longisa hospital is not making an exception for a $7,500 deposit for going ahead with the surgery, and meanwhile Isaac needs to be going to physical and occupational therapies on a biweekly basis. Therefore, $8,000 is a minimum of what we need in order to secure a chance at physical wellness for Issac. At the beginning of our campaigning for Isaac a couple months ago, we were able to buy him an excellent wheelchair -- an upgrade from the flimsy little plastic chair he had before, which was all his family was able to provide for him. We are so grateful to the anonymous party who recognized his discomfort in his pictures acted quickly to provide a baseline for some physical relief for Isaac. I know people like that are out there, those who believe that radical acts of kindness can change the world.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>Anything you can give to help us raise these much needed funds to save Isaac's life is so very appreciated, and will go directly to Isaac's medical expenses. We have always been able and willing to provide receipts for all purchases, and Jack fastidiously documents the paperwork involved in all of his overlapping projects. I have never met anybody so dedicated to his community as Jack Lekishon is. He is willing to be vulnerable and ask for help, and he is willing to back this up with consistent follow-through.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>Please do not hesitate to reach out to Jack or myself with any questions you may have about this humanitarian effort we have come together for. We are, again, humbled by your sincere interest in this important community and the flow of your compassion for this fragile and beloved little boy. I want his parents to see him grow up and transcend this pain and frustration. I want them to have the support they deserve as a family.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>The Maasai communities of Eastern Africa are very special keepers of Nature and deserve every advancement. Isaac is already *such a survivor*! Now let's give him a chance to grow strong within his community.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>Thank you for reading, caring and giving.
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>Warmest regards,
</div>

<div> 
</div>

<div>Cheryl Ewers
</div>

Anonymous

Cheryl Ewers

Emilia Leese

Help us save Isaac!

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Eligible for Profile Comment Badge

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

isEligibleForProfileCommentBadge

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

categoryGroup

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.3.0 and above

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

NPO upsell animals category

NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Just $300$ to go! Make an impact.

Help us save Isaac!

Just $300 to go!
Make an impact.