Jonathan in the Ethiopia Sometimes, parents of children with clubfoot are told to seek healing through ways not involving medical treatment. Jonathan and his parents in Ethiopia were advised to get holy water from churches, use heat from sunlight and use traditional...
Sahily in the Dominican Republic Even though Beris and her husband Yaisy had access to ultrasounds during her pregnancy, they say the doctors never noticed, or at least never mentioned, that their unborn daughter Sahily had clubfoot. But there was no doubt something...
Ibrahim in Burkina Faso Boukare and Safieta were devastated when their son Ibrahim was born with twisted feet. At that time, they had no idea it was clubfoot. Hiding his feet when visitors came to their home became a common practice. But a midwife in their village...
By Scott Reichenbach Hope Walks president and co-founder In my role as the president of Hope Walks, It breaks my heart when I see a young teen or adult with untreated clubfoot. Too often they are begging on the street. Not in school. Unemployed. Too often their family...
Christina is the Director of Donor Engagement at Hope Walks, bringing a robust background and experience in higher education and the nonprofit sector. Her leadership roles at organizations, including Texas A&M University, Texas Engineering Extension Service, the...
Wendy serves as the Executive Vice President of Integrity Capital Holdings, the holding company for Integrity Bank & Trust, Integrity Wealth Advisors, and Integrity Capital Advisors. In her role, she acts as the primary liaison between the holding company and its...
Tom Free is a graduate of Presbyterian College, class of ’91, where he received a B.S. in sociology and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Army. He went on to earn a degree in social science education from the University of South Florida...
Joshua Gallo is an attorney at the nationally ranked law firm of Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, which has over 450 attorneys and 18 offices nationwide, where he practices in the areas of energy, mineral title and Environmental and Social and Governance (ESG) law out of...
Dr. Eric Gokcen is currently the Attending Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, PA, and was previously a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Temple University and Director of the Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery at Temple. He was also...
Blessing in Kenya Carol is a young woman who lives with untreated clubfoot in Kenya. When her daughter Blessing also was born with this birth defect, she was devastated. But out of despair grew hope for Blessing’s future. Unable to get the help she needed,...
