Dear friends of IKIRARO e.V.,
in a difficult situation we ask for your help.
Our longtime Rwandan friend Salvator Habimana, 38, some of you know him personally, reliable partner in many projects in Rwanda and organizer on site of our trips in the Rwanda project, was infected with Corona in summer.
This disease led to kidney problems for him. Unfortunately, the kidney function has not improved even after regular dialysis, so the doctors talk about end-stage renal failure. They also stated that a kidney transplant was the best solution for Salvator.
The alternative would be three weekly dialyses for the rest of his life – connected with extremely high costs, which are not covered by the insurance.
Both options are only possible for Salvator with our financial support, because the Rwandan basic health insurance only paid for the 18 dialyses for the first six weeks, after which, thanks to donations from our Ikiraro e.V. members and friends, we took over the further costs, which is still secured until the end of November.
After discussions with his doctors, his family, regular exchange of information with us and further inquiries, Salvator is now aiming for a kidney transplantation in the near future.
However, these surgery is not possible in Rwanda at the moment. However, in coordination with the King Faisal Hospital in Kigali regarding the patient’s medical situation and the Ministry of Health, these surgeries can be performed for Rwandan citizens in India.
Salvator is in contact with two kidney patients from Rwanda and gets information from them. One person had a transplant in India last year and is very happy with his new life, the other is currently waiting for his surgery in India soon.
Salvator has already found two potential kidney donors among his family. These persons must first be medically examined for their suitability. This will take place beginning of November in Kigali and will be financed by Salvator’s family.
The exact costs for the whole surgery, travel expenses and treatments have not yet been finally determined. It is unclear whether the Ministry of Health will pay a share of the costs. We assume a total amount of at least 30,000 €. The official procedure for the approval of the transplantation will only be initiated when Salvator can prove at least 20,000 $.
In addition, there will be the costs of the necessary regular dialyses until the time of the transplantation; this is about 1400 € per month.
We would like to make this transplantation possible for Salvator to save his life and ask for your support.
Even if the amount seems to be very high at first, we are quite optimistic to reach the target.
We trust in the proven motto of our Rwanda project: “Many small people in many small places, doing many small things, can change the face of the world.”
Perhaps you will use your network and approach friends or acquaintances who can contribute to the success of this project.
We have set up a separate account for Salvator.
IBAN DE02 4905 1285 0160 1285 83
WE together for Salvator
Optimistic that WE TOGETHER can help Salvator, we already say THANK YOU!