Sahr and his buddy sat with their legs in casts, smiling and laughing. 

Amoralia first noticed something was wrong when she was 11 years old. 

5-year-old Namina suffered from the life-threatening condition known as noma.

Jariatu felt deep gratitude as she welcomed her first child into the world. 

At age 12, Fanie's charisma captivated everyone he met. 

Little Alberta woke from a nap and stumbled into the kitchen where her grandmother, Mariah, was cooking over an open fire. 

The white steri-strips above her lip crinkled as baby Aissatou smiled at the nurses. 

Umu was a modest 18-year-old with a large tumor across her chin. 

When Diongnima was 5 years old, a tumor began to grow above his right eye...

The day was long and exhausting...