In our center in Peru, we receive on average one new patient that has suffered severe burns every day. 70% of these accidents happen due to hot liquids, 20% due to fire and they mostly affect children younger than 6 years old. Over eight years ago a small candle that caused a fire changed the life of Cesia and her three sisters: All of them suffer from severe burns, but for Cesia it is especially difficult as she lost her foot in the accident.
Despite her severe burns and her missing leg, Cesia is a wonderful and happy 14-year old girl. When she comes to aniquem she always fills us with strong hugs and affection. She is adorable, you would certainly fall in love with this little girl directly. To be able to play with her sisters or walk the way she is used to, she urgently needs a new prosthesis that you can help us to finance.
Cesia's family does not have the financial resources to buy the prosthesis she needs, since they belong to one of the poorest groups in Peru. Cesia needs a new prosthesis every two years because she is a constantly growing teenager. And we want to give her a new custom prosthesis that can really change her life: She'll be able to come back to her town with all of her family, be able to play with her sisters and her friends. And finally, she has the chance to have a normal life again after everyt
Through the integral rehabilitation we offer our little patients will not only get the necessary medical treatment but will also learn how to live with their external and internal scars. Our ultimate goal is to improve her life quality, so that the kids are able to live a normal life again and convert them and their families into prevention ambassadors in their community. Together with the distribution of prevention messages they can help us to decrease the number of burn accidents in Peru.
