Cesia in HondurasElin is a journalist for the Honduras National University journal Presencia Universitaria. He writes articles on many different topics, but he never imagined that one story he covered in 2018 would have such a profound impact on him and his...
Maramawit in Ethiopia When their daughter Maramawit was born with clubfoot, Kiros and Tseryet were in complete shock and decided to hide their precious little girl. The thought of neighbors saying something discouraging was enough to break their hearts. But for this...
Abdoulaye in Burkina Faso Many people told Dad Oumarou and Mom Mamata that treatment was useless for their son Abdoulaye who was born with clubfoot. ?This is God?s will for your son to be born like that,? they said. Instead of listening to the nay-sayers, this Muslim...
COVID and Clubfoot – Stories from the front lines During the pandemic, many villages are under quarantine in Burkina Faso. As a result, most families cannot get to the clubfoot clinics. For six-month-old Grace, this meant no new braces. But when her parents...
COVID and Clubfoot – Stories from the front linesMany clinics remain open in countries where the spread of COVID-19 has been slow. But that does not mean it is business as usual. Everyone is adjusting to new processes and procedures in order to control the...
