21st October 2025

Dear Family, Friends, and Well-wishers,

Help Us Get Tinashe Back on His Feet

Our son, Tinashe Gune, was born on 18 November 2004. After completing high school in 2022 and taking a gap year in 2023, he enrolled at university in South Africa in 2024 to pursue a BTech degree in Civil Engineering.

Tinashe fell seriously ill and was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and since February 2024, he has been undergoing dialysis three times a week while waiting to be cleared for a kidney transplant.

The cost of ongoing dialysis, medical tests, and transplant preparation has been overwhelming and beyond our means. Yet, through the kindness and generosity of many of you, we have come this far — and we are deeply grateful for every word of encouragement, every prayer, and every donation.

We have now reached a critical turning point:

A suitable donor has been found.

A hospital in India (Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon) is ready to receive him, with the procedure expected in December 2025 or early 2026.

To move forward, we urgently need to raise funds to cover the following:

Travel to India for Tinashe, the donor, and one accompanying family member

Accommodation and food for the three during the four-month stay for surgery and recovery (the donor will return home after about one month)

The transplant procedure and all related medical care

Post-operation monitoring and follow-up, both in India and back home

According to the quotation from Fortis Hospital, the estimated cost of medical treatment and accommodation is USD $35,200. Travel, food, and other incidentals are expected to add USD $7 200, bringing the total cost to USD $42,400.

After accounting for funds already raised through last year’s GoFundMe campaign, we still need USD $25 000, plus a contingency of $5000 — bringing our fundraising target to USD $30 000.

We therefore humbly appeal for your support. No contribution is too small — every act of kindness will bring Tinashe closer to regaining his health and continuing his journey toward a bright future.

Thank you in advance for your generosity, encouragement, and prayers.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Mr and Mrs Gune


To see: Letters from our Parish Priest, St. George’s College Rector, and other useful information view updates attached.

Original appeal message below

Dear Family, Friends and Well-wishers,

Let us get Tinashe up and about again!

Tinashe (20) left High school in 2022, and has only just begun his University Education in South Africa. Tinashe is diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and is reliant on dialysis while awaiting the doctors’ clearance to go for a kidney transplant. We are appealing for financial support to cover the costs of his ongoing dialysis treatments and upcoming kidney transplant. Both these costs are beyond the means of the already financially strained family.

How Can You Help?

Donate: Every contribution, no matter how small, counts.

Share: Spread the word! Please share this fundraising plea with your family, friends, and colleagues.

Pray: Your prayers and positive thoughts are equally valuable.

Our goal is to raise USD $2 216.00 monthly for his Dialysis costs until we are given the date for transplant. We then seek to raise USD $42400 towards his Kidney Transplant.

Thank You: Thank you for your generosity towards restoring Tinashe to good health. We pray that he returns to the life of a young man at the end of his teenage years as early as possible.

For People in Zimbabwe you can use this account for donations

Bank- Stanbic Bank

Branch- Borrowdale

Account No-9140008551803

Name -Jenia Gune (Mrs)

Ecocash-0772255205

Mukuru- Mrs Jenia Gune

With gratitude

The Gune Family