Dear John,
Rakia lives in a remote village in southern Niger with her husband and 2-year-old son. She suffered from the advanced stage of trachoma where her upper eyelids scratched the surface of her corneas with each blink. Rakia was in constant pain, and without help, she would end up blind, like so many others in her village.
“I can feel my lashes picking at my eyes,” she said. |
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| Rakia’s eyes are bandaged after her surgery is completed. The bandages were removed the next day and her eyelids healed quickly. The Carter Center is the world’s leading provider of this sight-saving medical procedure. |
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Thankfully, a Carter Center-trained medical team was available to perform a simple 30-minute surgery that stopped the damage and pain. And Rakia’s village received the medicine and preventive education necessary to halt trachoma entirely.
Freed from the threat of this stigmatizing disease, Rakia’s community has been given a second chance. They’ve returned to tending their fields and caring for their families. Their children have gained hope for a brighter future.
This is what your gift can do. And today with a generous match from the Hilton Foundation, your donation will be doubled, helping us reach twice as many people in the impoverished nations of Mali and Niger.
What an amazing #GivingTuesday gift for a person like Rakia.
On this special day, please show your generosity to those less fortunate by making a gift to end blinding trachoma. Please take this opportunity to do twice as much good in the world. Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Jimmy Carter
Co-Founder and Trustee
The Carter Center
P.S. There’s no better way to take part in #GivingTuesday than to fight a disease that causes pain, stigma, and a continued cycle of poverty. Your gift today can prevent blindness and restore hope and progress for vulnerable people like Rakia. Thank you!
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