by Steve Robinson | Feb 16, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Chira in Rwanda Finding treatment early dramatically increases the chance of successfully correcting a child’s feet born with clubfoot. Ideally, treatment starts within a few weeks or even days of birth. Medical professionals can completely straighten the feet within...
by Steve Robinson | Feb 5, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Carlson in Mozambique Carlson was born in Mozambique and is the youngest in his family. When Carlson was born at Matola Gare Health Center, the nurse informed his parents that he had clubfoot. His mother, Linda, was filled with embarrassment but also comforted at the...
by Steve Robinson | Feb 5, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Pierre in Burkina Faso Emilienne and Naraogo moved to the Ivory Coast from Burkina Faso to make a better life for themselves. But when their little boy Pierre was born with clubfoot, neighbors told the family to return to Burkina Faso to make sacrifices to remove the...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 2, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Ainhara in Honduras Ainhara was born into a small family in Honduras. She received her first clubfoot casts at two days old in a private clinic not associated with Hope Walks. After two months of casting, the doctor moved Ainhara to leather shoes and said she would be...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 2, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Amir in Ethiopia One expects to find eggs, a fresh chicken, or a wide variety of vegetables when going to the outdoor market in Ethiopia, but one family never expected to find the answers to their son’s disability. Hamid’s son Amir was born with clubfoot,...
