(Left to right) Aytenew before treatment, in casts and after casting was completed. Aytenew in Ethiopia When the community said a curse caused Aytenew to be born with clubfoot, his parents believed them. For almost a year, they questioned what they had done wrong to...
Amissi in Burundi Blandine and Samson asked themselves what many parents ask when their child is born with clubfoot: Did we do something wrong to end up with a child with a disability? Their third son, Amissi, was born with clubfoot, and they didn’t understand what it...
Valerie in Burundi Claudine and Dismas have always struggled to make ends meet in Burundi. On their farm, they grow beans, maize, bananas and sorghum, which helps them financially when the harvest is good. After her second pregnancy, Claudine became very ill, and much...
Kevin in Burundi Jacqueline and Emmanuel live in Cibitoke Province, Burundi, raising eight children. The family has limited income because the parents do not have permanent jobs. They work for their neighbors and get paid for what they have done. When their son Kevin...
Photo caption: Bruce is a recent graduate of the clubfoot program in Burundi. Today he is walking free of disability and playing soccer (or football) with his friends at school. By Scott Reichenbach Right now, much of the world has its attention focused on the World...
