by Steve Robinson | May 3, 2021 | Our Stories
Elielle in Burkina Faso If you ask any Hope Walks staff member why they joined the organization, you may get a different answer. For Elielle, the counseling coordinator for the Burkina Faso clubfoot program, her answer is simple. “It gives me the opportunity to save...
by Steve Robinson | Mar 23, 2021 | Our Families, Our Stories
Dennis from Kenya Grace and David are no strangers to clubfoot. Over the past couple of decades, the family has had two cases of clubfoot, both of which were successfully treated, albeit not using the gold-standard casting and bracing process known as the Ponseti...
by Steve Robinson | Mar 23, 2021 | Our Families, Our Stories
Zalika in Niger When facing hardships of any kind, knowing you’re not alone is one of the greatest forms of comfort. This was the case for Haoua, whose daughter Zalika was born with clubfoot. The fifth child of Haoua and her husband Saley, Zalika is the first...
by Steve Robinson | Feb 27, 2021 | Our Families, Our Stories
Mumbere in the Democratic Republic of the Congo At his birth, Mumbere?s physical problems were many, including spina bifida, hydrocephalus and clubfoot. Neighbors discouraged Mumbere?s parents by telling them their precious baby?s disabilities were too many to...
by Steve Robinson | Feb 27, 2021 | Our Families, Our Stories
Deborah in Haiti There’s a saying, “you get what you pay for.” But in the case of Lumenie and her daughter Deborah in Haiti, they discovered that when it comes to clubfoot treatment, “free” is always best. Deborah was born with clubfoot...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 28, 2021 | Our Families, Our Stories, Uncategorized
Mike in Rwanda It’s not unusual for parents of a child with clubfoot to be shunned by their neighbors and even their own family. What is unique is finding forgiveness in your heart through the treatment process. When Mike was born with clubfoot, his parents Jean...
