“We’ve got a two-year-old boy from Kabaya,” Sister Agnieszka reports. Even before we see the photo, we already know it will show a child in critical condition.

Kabaya is a mountainous area, almost completely cut off from the rest of the world. There is a lack of everything. The fields are mined, making it impossible to grow crops, and livestock are heavy enough to accidentally trigger the explosives. This isn’t a crisis caused by someone’s negligence or laziness—it’s simply the reality of war.

Sometimes you hear an explosion and anxiously wait for news from the first brave boy who runs to check what happened. Will it be just a goat this time?

Joseph’s parents didn’t take any chances and tried to find food in other ways. They didn’t succeed.

The nutrition center in Ntamugenga has seen many faces of hunger. Today, it’s the face of a two-year-old smeared with gentian violet, who no longer even asks for food, passively watching the staff. We are by his side, fighting for him, even though he no longer believes that he will one day be a child again.

We ask you to join us in this fight. Every therapeutic meal given to Joseph, every little teaspoon, heals wounds, nourishes his body, and strengthens it against illness. ry little teaspoon, heals wounds, nourishes his body, and s. We are racing against time to prevent his skin from getting infected and ensure that one mosquito bite doesn’t decide his fate. Your support is urgently needed!