Lydia Foot Surgery - Education
Lydia Bagonza is a teenage child in Uganda and attends the Greenfield Secondary School in Uganda where she is 9th out of 84 students. Lydia suffers from club foot and must use a cane to painfully walk. This project would help fund a surgery to repair Lydia's foot. Funding Complete. Funds Transferred. Lydia has been to Kumi hospital but they do not feel her foot is operable. We are obtaining a second opinion and evaluation to make sure this is truly the case. Unfortunately, a second opinion has confirmed what Kumi was able to tell us. Lydia's foot is not operable. The donors were contacted and ChooseAneed's board in consultation with Uganda Village Project has voted to amend this project and allow the funds raised to be used toward Lydia's continued education. Donor assent was obtained. A post need report will be coming soon and this need will be moved to the success stories.

Below is some information that the Uganda Village Project has sent us on this new project.

During this summer’s scholarship audit, our volunteer team noted that one of our sponsored students, Lydia Bagonza, has a foot deformity that makes it difficult and painful for her to walk. Lydia has been sponsored by the scholarship fund since its inception in 2005.

Lydia Bagonza is attending school and has achieved her "O levels" (finished S4) - now she is working hard on her "A levels!" Her second term school fees have just been paid for the year in secondary 5. June, 2009 update.