In a small home among the quiet hills of Sri Lanka, Ramzeen held his newborn son, Rizni, for the very first time. What should have been a moment of joy was overshadowed with tremendous fear and uncertainty. Rizni’s tiny feet were twisted sharply inward—something Ramzeen had never seen. Many worries flooded his mind, but the gravest was that his son would never walk.

No parent should have to face this fear. Yet for thousands of families like Ramzeen’s, your compassion is what makes hope possible.

For ten days, the family searched for answers. They visited hospital after hospital, but no one could provide offer a clear solution. It wasn’t until they visited the clinic at Sirimavo Bandaranayake Specialized Children Hospital that hope finally began to replace fear. Humanity & Inclusion, MiracleFeet’s local partner in Sri Lanka, explained to the family that the condition was called clubfoot. While it could be devastating, there was a treatment that would completely fix Rizni’s feet. Relieved, his worried parents agreed to start right away. The clinicians applied his first set of tiny casts that same day.

Just two months later, as the last casts came off, Ramzeen and his wife Fathima wept with relief seeing their son’s straight feet.

Today, five-year-old Rizni runs, plays soccer, and races his friends up the same hills his family once believed would be impossible for him to climb.

Rizni’s transformation is miraculous, but it’s not a stroke of luck. It’s the power of Ponseti treatment. This simple, low-cost solution transforms a child’s feet in weeks and replaces a painful, stigmatizing disability with the ability to walk for life.

Most children born in low-income countries with clubfoot never find this care. Up to eight million people live with untreated clubfoot because treatment simply isn’t available. 

MiracleFeet is changing that. In 37 countries and at more than 500 clinics, we bring this proven, nonsurgical treatment to children who would otherwise live with the painful consequences of untreated clubfoot. Each cast, each brace, each first step is a story of possibility reclaimed — just like Rizni’s.

This giving season, please consider a gift to ensure that more children can walk, run, and chase their dreams. A few supporters are matching donations dollar for dollar through December 31^st, up to a maximum total of $568,000, so your gift today will have double the impact!

Thank you for believing in a world where every child can enjoy the simple act of walking and all the possibilities that follow.

With enormous gratitude and warm wishes for the upcoming holidays, 

Daphne de Souza Lima Sorensen 
CEO, MiracleFeet