COVID and Clubfoot: Stories from the front lines When it comes to clubfoot treatment, early intervention is always best. Germain and Pierette learned this the hard way when their son Samuel was born with the disability in Benin. Not knowing why his feet were deformed...
Abdoulaye in Burkina Faso Many people told Dad Oumarou and Mom Mamata that treatment was useless for their son Abdoulaye who was born with clubfoot. ?This is God?s will for your son to be born like that,? they said. Instead of listening to the nay-sayers, this Muslim...
Dillsburg, PA (June 3, 2020) ? In recognition of World Clubfoot Day, June 3, Hope Walks has partnered with Medical Aid Films to release a new series of four training videos about this treatable disability. Hope Walks led this effort on behalf of the clubfoot community...
Aaron England is like a lot of other 7-year-old boys. He spends time playing outside with friends, riding his bike and swimming. But unlike many kids his age, Aaron is devoting much of his time these days for a special project to raise money to help kids around the...
Dillsburg, PA (May 18, 2020) ? Hope Walks, a non-profit that treats children with clubfoot in Latin America and Africa, has announced it will be starting a partner clinic in its 17th country, Sudan, in the Fiscal Year 2021.? The new clinic will be in partnership with...
COVID & Clubfoot – Stories from the front lines Clinics in Burkina Faso recently started getting their foot abduction braces from Niger, but then the pandemic hit. With travel restrictions in place over most international borders due to COVID-19, getting the...
