by Steve Robinson | Apr 2, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Exauce in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Angelique and Alexis were shocked when their child Exauce was born with clubfoot. Angelique cried and wouldn’t talk to anyone. Neighbors blamed the situation on bad luck in the family. However, these parents did not...
by Steve Robinson | Feb 28, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Emmanuel in Zambia Choolwe was only in ninth grade when she became pregnant with her first child, who was not born with clubfoot. Because she was still in school and had no one to watch her first child, Choolwe had to take the child to school with her. When her second...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 25, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Florida, Junior and Blaise in Rwanda Florida is a woman of unbelievable strength, able to see beyond the many tragedies in her life, including all three of her children born with clubfoot, one passing away from an unrelated illness, and her husband also dying...
by Steve Robinson | Feb 16, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Chira in Rwanda Finding treatment early dramatically increases the chance of successfully correcting a child’s feet born with clubfoot. Ideally, treatment starts within a few weeks or even days of birth. Medical professionals can completely straighten the feet within...
by Steve Robinson | Jan 2, 2024 | Our Families, Our Stories
Ainhara in Honduras Ainhara was born into a small family in Honduras. She received her first clubfoot casts at two days old in a private clinic not associated with Hope Walks. After two months of casting, the doctor moved Ainhara to leather shoes and said she would be...
