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...
Prisca in Malawi The community mocked baby Prisca and her family when she was born very small and with a deformity in her feet. Her mother, Annie, wasn’t even able to visit friends because of the torment she received, becoming a prisoner in her own home. Luckily, a...
Luena in Mozambique When Luena was born in Mozambique with clubfoot, her family immediately recognized the condition. Years earlier, one of Luena’s aunts had also been born with clubfoot—but at a time when treatment simply wasn’t available. She grew up living with the...
(Left to right) Alliana before treatment and after Pascal in Ghana Financial difficulty burdens countless families, but what if it jeopardizes your child’s access to life-changing medical treatment? Pascal’s clubfoot diagnosis dealt his family quite a blow. His...
