Urgent Appeal: My mother is battling stage 4 cervical cancer and we need your help to provide her with urgent treatment

For the past two years, I have been supporting my family (mother, father & three siblings aged 15, 10 & 7) Ethiopia from afar. However, the recent war in Tigray has made this especially hard. Conflict, financial strain & inadequate access to food were immediate consequences of the war. However, the looting in hospitals & lack of medical resources during the two year conflict has left my mother & countless others without access to essential healthcare.

When access to Tigray resumed, I sent additional funds that I had saved to support my family's wellbeing, including my mother who was suffering from pain. Unfortunately, this pain turned out to be something more serious; stage 4 cervical cancer & she urgently needs treatment.

As a former refugee and university student in New Zealand, my resources are limited. I am unable to afford the treatment that my mother requires, so I am appealing for your help!

The money raised will fund the cost of transport, accommodation & treatment in Thailand, India or Kenya. We are in the process of securing travel documentation & relevant tests to facilitate her travel, however the quotes that we have received show that treatment alone will be upwards of $45,000 in addition to $10,000 for travel & accommodation (incl. support person).

I will continue to update this page as we receive more certainty about her care.

NB: If we are unable to secure the funds needed to cover her treatment, this money will be used to support my family in Ethiopia.