Provide Clubfoot Treatment to 40 Liberian Children

As many of you have been following the story of Maima and Youkoi, you know that it has been very difficult on not only the 12-year old twins, but also on their family. The twins' parents sturggled to care for two severely disabled children but they were determined to give them the best lives they could.  When they...

Stephen is a 12 year old whose life has been defined by clubfoot.  He was abandoned at a young age by his family, has never gone to school or had any friends.  This is how Mrs. Akuny Toe discovered him while she was in a suburb of Paynesville. Akuny knew immediately how Stephen felt because she grew up with...

Many of you may remember Maima and Youkoi, twelve-year-old twins from rural Liberia, who had never been treated for clubfoot and had never been to school.  Their growth was stunted from lack of nutrition, and they rarely smiled.  Maima and Youkoi’s parents couldn’t afford to send them to classes...

There are 93 children in treatment in Liberia!  Our clinics in Monrovia and Bong County are getting a steady stream of new patients.  The children range in age from infants to 12 years old.  Our hope, is that that longer we are in the country, the more we will be treating children who are referred to the...

Here is a family photo of little Jatu with her mother, Kema, her twin sister, and her brother Amos.  Jatu and her twin are 1 year and 7 months.  Her twin sister does not have clubfoot. They are the youngest of 5 children.  Jatu’s mother Kema is blind.  Understanding the difficulties of persons with...

Last week, miraclefeet program director Lauren returned to Liberia, where we first partnered with a clinic in August.  Now, four and a half months later, miraclefeet’s partnering clinics in Liberia have seen and supported over 80 new patients.  Children that had no chance for treatment are now on their...