by Steve Robinson | Mar 2, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
World Birth Defects Day, March 3, to raise awareness with one voice Birth defects affect nearly 8 million infants every year, or 6% of all babies. This includes around 180,000 babies who are born each year with clubfoot. Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 6, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
Sied in Sudan Ayde and her husband come from a small village in North Sudan. They were heartbroken when their daughter, Sied, had clubfoot. They wanted to give Sied a better life like the other children, so they started treatment in their village. Treatment in their...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 6, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
Harouna in Burkina Faso When Harouna was born with clubfoot, his parents Issouf and Assetou, became very melancholy. Fortunately for this family, Harouna was born in a facility where the medical staff had received Clubfoot Early Detection and Referral training from...
by Steve Robinson | Dec 9, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Jihane in Niger Parents want nothing more than to help their children. Jihane was born with clubfoot and another syndromic problem, which makes her unable to sit up even at seven months old. She is the fourth child of Balkissa and Moussa; however, their firstborn...
by Steve Robinson | Dec 9, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Aklilu in Ethiopia Sometimes we never know how God turns our sadness into happiness or our questions into answers. What had happened in Aklilu’s family that made their sorrowful situation full of questions turn into joy? Aklilu’s mother Bekelech had two...
by Steve Robinson | Dec 3, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Photo caption: Bruce is a recent graduate of the clubfoot program in Burundi. Today he is walking free of disability and playing soccer (or football) with his friends at school. By Scott Reichenbach Right now, much of the world has its attention focused on the World...
by Steve Robinson | Nov 9, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Kevin in Burundi Jacqueline and Emmanuel live in Cibitoke Province, Burundi, raising eight children. The family has limited income because the parents do not have permanent jobs. They work for their neighbors and get paid for what they have done. When their son Kevin...
by Steve Robinson | Nov 9, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Fabrice in Rwanda Difficult medical challenges have a way of adding stress to any family. When Fabrice was born with clubfoot, tension was high between his mom Theodosia and dad Jean Claude. “We don’t have deformity in my family,” Jean Claude would say. He washed his...
by Steve Robinson | Nov 1, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Mumbere in DRC Mumbere’s mom, Kahindiro, has a faith that gives her strength and peace. It was this faith that got her through the challenges she faced when Mumbere was born with clubfoot. Even though her in-laws personally blamed her for the birth defect, she never...
by Steve Robinson | Oct 14, 2022 | Our Families, Our Stories
Martine in DRC New moms often have many questions when their child is born, “What will they become when they grow up? What will their life look like?” Christine also had many questions when her daughter Martine was born: “Have I sinned against God? Is it witchcraft?...
