by Steve Robinson | Aug 7, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
Santos in Mozambique If you’ve ever had to take care of a baby, you know it can be challenging…all the diapering and bathing on a squirmy baby. Now, imagine that baby has a pair of casts that you must do your best to keep dry and clean through all the routine...
by Steve Robinson | Aug 7, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
Akua in Ghana Torres and Vida were excited about the arrival of their unborn child. When a prophetess warned these parents that some “forces” didn’t want the mother to deliver the baby, they began to worry. The complications during delivery convinced Torres and Vida...
by Steve Robinson | Jun 30, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
Felensky in Haiti When Felensky was born with clubfoot, his parents Wilda and Felix sought treatment, however, they found a clinic not associated with Hope Walks. After several appointments, the family saw no progress with their son’s foot. In fact, he was put in...
by Steve Robinson | Jun 30, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
Merceline in Kenya You welcome your newborn daughter into the world on a happy, joyous day, only for it to be quickly clouded by confusion, fear, and despair. Your daughter is born with a disability previously unknown to you – her future uncertain, her new life...
by Steve Robinson | May 26, 2023 | Our Families, Our Stories
Can you think of a better way to celebrate World Clubfoot Day, June 3? A list of kids’ names whose lives have been changed after more than 17 years of clubfoot treatment would take up a lot of space. But one name stands out – Hulgize. This little boy from...
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...
