Clubfoot-free in Ethiopia

Scott Reichenbach, president of Hope Walks, recently visited Ethiopia. This is the third of three posts reflecting on what he saw there. After visiting our partner clubfoot clinic in Aksum, we traveled about an hour outside of town on a rutted dirt road, up and down,...

The people doing the work

Scott Reichenbach, president of Hope Walks, recently visited Ethiopia. This is the second of three posts reflecting on what he saw there. 1,100 km from the capital of Ethiopia, you?ll find the ancient city of Aksum, and in it, St. Mary?s Hospital. Hope Walks supports...

Inside a clinic in Ethiopia

Scott Reichenbach, president of Hope Walks, recently visited Ethiopia. This is the first of three posts reflecting on what he saw there. We visited a clinic 1100km from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. We met 14 families there on a Thursday morning in January. In...
The mystery of the special shoes

The mystery of the special shoes

What would you do if you heard the cry of a baby in an old abandoned building? That is exactly what happened when a seven-month-old baby was found in an abandoned building in Lusaka, Zambia. He only had the clothes on his back and he was wearing shoes that had a metal...
Hope for Kenneth & Kendrick

Hope for Kenneth & Kendrick

Stefany fainted when she realized both of her twins?were?born with clubfoot. At the time, she couldn’t imagine having hope for their future. Today, she has a different story to tell.
John Mitchell

John Mitchell

John was first introduced to clubfoot in 1994 when Dr. Ignacio Ponseti from the University of Iowa paid a visit to him, inquiring if he would be able to make a clubfoot model to train doctors on the “Ponseti” method. John was able to make many of these in the coming...
Kevin Nderitu

Kevin Nderitu

Kevin serves as the executive pastor of The District Church, a global congregation in the heart of Washington, DC. He has been in ministry since 2005, leading congregations in Uganda and Kenya and overseeing other congregations in several African countries before...
Marlise Streitmatter

Marlise Streitmatter

Marlise Streitmatter works with leaders to develop and execute strategies that grow and transform their organizations. With expertise in strategic planning, organization development, governance, and change management, she advises senior executives in the aerospace,...
Esperance Uwizeye, Director of Programs

Esperance Uwizeye, Director of Programs

Esperance serves as the Director of Programs. Esperance is a physiotherapist with more than 15 years experience working with government institutions and international nongovernment organizations in treating clubfoot using the Ponseti method. In her current role as...