Amandine & Ghyslaine in Burundi Families often carry a lot of baggage from one generation to another. For one family in Burundi, that baggage was clubfoot found in a grandmother, mom and two of her children. With so many family members born with this condition,...
Camila in Mozambique When Camila was born with a twisted foot, Nazare and Rosa thought someone had cast a spell on their newborn daughter. However, they did not know they would find such hope when they first encountered this disability. Camila, their...
Jayson in Kenya Both of Jayson’s parents are medical professionals. Jayson’s mom Grace is a nurse and his dad Jackson is a clinical officer. Even with a medical background, they were shocked when Jayson was born with unilateral clubfoot. They had never seen or heard...
Isabelle in Togo Like so many children born with clubfoot, Isabelle’s family was seen as cursed. Her neighbors even said the family practiced witchcraft. Fortunately, one of the neighbors visited Lomé and brought back the good news that clubfoot can be treated...
Sahda in Ethiopia When Sahda was born, his mother and father had different perspectives on how to treat their son’s clubfoot. His father, Siraj, thought that he would be healed without seeking medical treatment. However, his mother, Seada, wanted to get help for her...
Clever in Rwanda At 5 years old, Clever is an active child. He runs, jumps and plays like other kids his age. In fact, his life seems so normal now that it is hard to believe that he was actually born with clubfoot. Living in a culture that vilifies physical...
