MiracleFeet

This week, students from INSEAD, one of the world’s leading business schools, are taking a closer look at clubfoot treatment in Nepal. 📍 🧑🏫 Following visits to clinics and interactive sessions with staff, the MBA students will help identify challenges and propose solutions to increase access to clubfoot treatment. We are grateful for this collaboration and for the thoughtful recommendations to help ensure quality care is available to more children across the globe. 🌏💫

Vanessa Kerry, MD MSc, thank you for speaking up on behalf of healthcare workers impacted by the #USAID funding freeze.   Slashing support for health workers is a short-sighted decision with devastating consequences. In #clubfoot care, trained providers (whether in Uganda, Tanzania, Liberia or so many other countries) mean the difference between a child walking or facing a lifetime of disability. Despite these challenges, MiracleFeet remains committed to supporting our global partners so they can continue providing life-changing clubfoot treatment. 

Yesterday we concluded a training with physiotherapists in Nepal. 📍 👣 The ACT Program is designed for learning and applying clubfoot treatment skills in low-resource settings. Learn more about the program and our worldwide training initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gctEiUdc

Despite facing overwhelming challenges at the age of 27—losing her father, abandoned by her partner, and subject to severe stigma—Marsu’s love for her daughter Prayer never wavered. On this #WorldDayOfSocialJustice, Marsu and Prayer's story is a powerful reminder that everyone born with clubfoot, regardless of circumstance, should have access to the care and support they need. With the help of our partner in Liberia and buoyed by faith, Marsu found the #clubfoot treatment her daughter needed to ensure she could walk, run, and pursue a bright future. 💫 Read more: https://lnkd.in/g3vYnxVs

Meet Peter Mboizi 🤝 Peter is MiracleFeet’s Senior Application Support Analyst helping manage CAST (our data-tracking app) for over 124 clinics! When asked what he enjoys most about his work he says: "With MiracleFeet, I feel I'm part of a greater purpose to invent hope, reunite families, and build stronger societies. I have personally treated #clubfoot and felt the joy radiating from patients." Peter, who previously worked with our partner in Uganda, has over eight years of experience as a Ponseti practitioner training healthcare professionals in Ponseti courses. 🥼 👨🏾🏫 Thank you for your dedication to transforming lives, Peter!

Last week, the MiracleFeet Board of Directors met with our partner in Morocco to discuss our organization's impact. 📍 📈 From casting little feet to discussing numbers, the meeting inspired our team for the year ahead. 💫

MiracleFeet has been highlighted by the World Economic Forum through a new initiative on Trading Impact. ⬅️ Through our work with Common Good Marketplace and Verified Impact Assets (VIAs), we've demonstrated the impact of our Nigeria program and delivered health outcomes by treating children with clubfoot. This innovative funding model of purchasing VIAs will allow us to deepen and scale our impact. 📈 Learn more and purchase VIAs: https://lnkd.in/g3guh_u2 #Nigeria #clubfoot #impact #fundingmodel

Staff highlight: meet Julianne! 👋 Julianne recently rejoined MiracleFeet as our Finance Officer. "I missed MiracleFeet's culture," she says of her return. "The teamwork and desire to help one another reach a goal is unmatched anywhere else I've worked." Thank you, Julianne, for your dedication to MiracleFeet's impact! 📈 👣

As a father of a child born with clubfoot, Jealous knows first-hand the anguish and uncertainty a parent can feel after a clubfoot diagnosis. Jealous first learned about a peer-support program called "Ponseti Guides" when his daughter received clubfoot treatment from our partner, Zimbabwe Sustainable Clubfoot Program, in 2014. He attended a volunteer training and began counseling other families on treatment challenges, encouraging them to stick with all stages of treatment. Today, ten years later, he's a seasoned Ponseti Guide. 👐 Read how this father is supporting other clubfoot parents: https://lnkd.in/gFNTH7kH

Staff Highlight ✨ As MiracleFeet’s Application Support Manager, Andrianina has traveled to over 12 countries helping build partner capacity in training and data collection. Traveling from Madagascar often means circuitous routes and long flights. Last year, Andrianina spent over 148 hours on airplanes! ✈️😮 Huge thanks to Andrianina for his dedication to ensuring clubfoot treatment is accessible to children around the globe. 🌎