Stories

In juni ontvingen we een urgente hulpvraag voor M., een jonge vrouw van 30 jaar uit Zimbabwe. Op een leeftijd waarop de toekomst nog volop voor je ligt, kreeg zij te maken met ernstig hartfalen. Al langere tijd kampte zij met gezondheidsklachten. Er volgden onderzoeken en behandelingen, waarbij familie, vrienden en lokale bedrijven haar zoveel […]

In februari bereikte ons het bericht dat de jongste zus was overleden.Haar lichaam kon niet meer. Te kwetsbaar, te veel wat al speelde. Simon bleef in contact met de oudste zus.Af en toe ging hij bij haar langs.Met wat eten.Even kijken hoe het ging. Toen hij haar in april opnieuw bezocht, schrok hij.Voor hem zat

Via Simon, we received the request if he wanted to go and check on two elderly sisters, living in a rural area near Victoria Falls. Two sisters, in their late sixties and early seventies, together in a small hut. The younger one, T., was seriously ill: heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, and on top of that, an abdominal virus. Because of this, she couldn't take her essential medication for

In June 2025, a cry for help reached us, through Dr. Ranganai. The request for help came from Naomi Dube, a 9-year-old girl with severe intestinal problems. Her mother - a single woman with two more children - had no health insurance and hardly any financial resources. Medical help for her daughter was thus virtually out of reach. Desperate. A daughter who was constantly

In September 2025, Simon received a call for help about Trust Ncube.Trust, a 31-year-old man, had been in a car accident in which his left hand was broken. The photo showed a clear fracture, which needed surgery with a metal plate. The surgery would cost about $600 USD. Within his family and circle of acquaintances, people were already working to

“My name is Pilate, I am 42 years old. Born and raised in Zimbabwe. At an early age I lost my mother. I never saw and knew my father. My grandmother raised me. When she too passed away, an older “uncle” took me under his wing. I went to school in Victoria Falls.