Benjamin in Burkina Faso When Benjamin was born with clubfoot in a rural farming community in Burkina Faso, his parents, Benjamin and Therese, faced more than a medical challenge. They faced rejection. Neighbors whispered that clubfoot was a curse. One childhood...
Adhemar in Burundi Nyandwi didn’t hear about her newborn son’s clubfoot from a doctor. Instead, the news came from a close friend, her former maid of honor, in a room filled with her husband, mother and mother-in-law. The sudden shock and disbelief hung heavy in the...
Keylla in Zambia When Hellen gave birth to her daughter, Keylla, she was met with a diagnosis she had never seen before. No one in her family had ever had clubfoot, and there was no one she could ask for guidance. “I could not believe my eyes because there is no...
Don Divin in Burundi When Don Divin was born, his parents, Aline and Jean Bosco, noticed right away that something was different about his feet. He had clubfoot, a condition they didn’t fully understand at first. But they weren’t facing it alone. A...
Dylan in the Dominican Republic When Dylan was born earlier this year, his feet were turned inward, a condition called clubfoot. For his mother, Yamaly, the diagnosis did not bring fear. She had walked this road before with her older son, who also had a foot...
Olga in Rwanda Olga was just three weeks old when hospital staff told her parents, Esther and Umukunzi, that their newborn daughter had clubfoot. The news came with reassurance: clubfoot is treatable. The family was referred right away to a Hope Walks-supported...
