Fiston in DRC When Delphine and her husband, Pitier, welcomed their son Fiston into the world, their joy turned quickly to worry. He was born with clubfoot, a condition they had never heard of before. “I was deeply shaken when my child was born,” Delphine said....
Wonderful in Malawi In many communities, clubfoot is unfamiliar, and therefore deeply alarming. For Abel and Mary, things were no different. When their son Wonderful was born with clubfoot in both feet, they were overwhelmed with a flurry of fears. Will he ever be...
Esther in Haiti When little Esther was born with clubfoot, her mother, Stéphanie, felt her world collapse. Her husband had already left, and she was suddenly alone—without a steady income, facing whispers from neighbors who said her baby was cursed or hopeless. “Some...
Junior in Kenya When Joyce first held her newborn son, Junior, joy and fear mixed in her heart. He was tiny—born underweight and needing care in the hospital’s intensive-care unit. But what worried her most wasn’t the wires or machines around him. It was his little...
Mia in Honduras When baby Mía was born in Honduras, her mother, María, was heartbroken to hear that her daughter had clubfoot—and even more devastated when someone told her there was no treatment available. But María refused to give up. With the encouragement of a...
Teshale in Ethiopia Teshale lives with both of his parents in the southern part of Ethiopia. He was born with clubfoot, a condition that causes the feet to turn inward and downward. “Seeing his foot like that felt like a nightmare; it just seemed so unreal,” remembers...
Scovia in Rwanda When Jeanne and Jean Paul welcomed their firstborn, Scovia, joy quickly gave way to worry. Born with clubfoot, she became a source of whispered questions in the community. “We felt we had no choice but to keep her hidden from everyone,” Jeanne...
Imran in Burkina Faso When Imran was born with severely twisted feet, his mother, Rihanatou, could only weep. “Why this pain?” she cried, heartbroken over her son’s future. Though they started treatment at a local hospital, 11 casts later, there was no improvement....
Frunk in Burundi When baby Frunk was born with clubfoot, her arrival should have been met with joy. Instead, her father walked away—leaving her mother, Jeanne, alone to raise four children. Some relatives and neighbors whispered cruel lies, accusing Jeanne of...
Samuel in Mozambique When Marta first held her newborn son, Samuel, her joy was quickly replaced by heartbreak. A nurse gently told her that Samuel had been born with a foot deformity. Tears streamed down her face as she cried out to God, “Why is this happening to...
