Stories & Impact - JPM Foundation International

From Hidden Suffering to a Second Chance: How Your Support is Saving Irene from Kidney Failure Irene is a 9-year-old girl from Kamuge Village in Eastern Uganda. In December 2024, her life took a sudden turn when she fell ill and began passing blood in her urine. Her helpless family, with no access to proper healthcare, resorted to herbal remedies. But by January 2025, Irene’s condition had worsened dramatically. Her small body began to swell, her eyes and face puffed up, and her energy faded away—signs that her kidneys were failing. From their remote, hidden village, Irene was battling silently, without hope. Thanks to JPM Foundation’s community outreach in February 2025, Irene’s case was discovered and she was urgently lifted to Pallisa General Hospital. There, doctors assessed her, conducted investigations, and confirmed the devastating truth: Irene had developed Chronic Kidney Disease . She was resuscitated and referred to Mbale Hospital, a higher-level facility, where advanced t...

From Helpless Pain to Hope Restored: How Your Support Helped Microsi Walk Again. Microsi is a  76 years old male of Kamuge Village, Pallisa District, in Easter Uganda. He sustained a tragic fall, in early July 2025, that shattered his femur bone and threatened to rob him of his mobility  and  dignity. Doctors confirmed he needed urgent surgery—Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF)—costing $3,000. For Microsi’s family, who survive on subsistence means, that figure was unimaginably out of reach. Every day without surgery meant unbearable pain and the risk of lifelong disability. That’s when JPM Foundation International stepped in. We immediately mobilized resources, arranged emergency transportation to Mt. Elgon Hospital in Mbale City (55 KM away), and ensured every cost—from surgery to patient care—was fully covered. The operation was successful. The pain in Microsi’s eyes began to fade, replaced by the quiet relief of knowing he could walk again. This is what ...