Help a child walk without disability
Help a child take their first steps and stride into a life of freedom. Clubfoot treatment is a four-year journey. Walk it with them.
From Steps to Stride — walking beside every child
Every parent dreams about the life their child will have. I did too.
– Karen Mara Moss, Founder, STEPS Clubfoot Care
When my baby boy was born in 2003, he was diagnosed with clubfoot. I remember holding him, filled with love, but also a fear I couldn’t ignore. Would he be teased? Would he walk with pain? What kind of future would he have?
The first weeks of treatment were overwhelming. I saw little progress, and the uncertainty was frightening. But then I discovered the Ponseti Method, a gentle and non-invasive treatment for clubfoot.
With hope in my heart, I travelled to the USA for my son to be treated by Dr Ponseti. His treatment was completely successful. I watched my child grow and move freely, without pain, and I felt immense relief and gratitude.
But I couldn’t stop thinking…what about the other children? Every year, at least 2,000 babies are born with clubfoot in South Africa. 2,000 families stand where I once stood, uncertain and hoping for a better future for their child. I couldn’t walk away from that. That’s why Steps Clubfoot Care began.
Today, we support 48 specialist clinics across South Africa, helping more than 5,000 children and their families each year through their four-year treatment journey. Because clubfoot is treatable. And no child should live with a disability that can be prevented.
But it takes time. It takes consistency and support. That’s where Stride comes in. Stride is our tribe of committed givers who show up every month to make this possible.
Give R250 monthly, or whatever you can, and help change a child’s future. Your consistent support helps us reach more children and their families. Your support keeps them on track through their full treatment journey. Your support ensures that every child born with clubfoot has the best chance to walk, run and thrive.
You can walk with a child and their family.
Stride is our monthly giving community
Stride is a tribe of caring people who give monthly so that every child born with clubfoot can complete their four-year treatment journey and walk freely.
Monthly giving provides steady support to children and families through their treatment journey. From casting to bracing, and follow-up care until they graduate from treatment.
Be one of them and join Stride today.
How do i give?
Choose your pace. Pick a monthly amount. Every gift changes a child’s future.
Whether you support the first step or provide the endurance for the marathon, your monthly gift helps every child move towards a brighter future.
First Step
You spark the journey.
Your support powers awareness so families know clubfoot is treatable and can find care before valuable time is lost.
R100 / month
Steady Stride
You provide the structure.
Your monthly gift supports a child’s four-year treatment journey — helping families stay on track from first cast to graduation.
R250 / month
Marathon Maker
You build the future.
Your support strengthens and grows our programme so we can reach more children and families across South Africa.
R500 / month
Whether you support the first step or provide the endurance for the marathon, your monthly gift helps every child move towards a brighter future.
Three parts. One journey. A lifetime of mobility.
A Child
brings the first steps. With the right support, every child born with clubfoot has the potential to walk, run, and thrive.
A Family
brings four years of commitment. The clinic visits, night bracing, and daily care that make treatment successful.
You
bring the steady monthly support that helps make the journey possible.
Your monthly gift helps provide:
- Trained health professionals delivering expert care
- Family-centred clinic support
- Advocacy and awareness so children are diagnosed early
- Clubfoot braces essential for successful treatment
Together, we change children’s lives — every month, one child and family at a time.
Steady stride. Big impact.
Clubfoot treatment does not happen overnight. Monthly giving provides the consistent support needed for children and families to complete the full four-year treatment journey.
Consistent
Families stay the course through treatment and bracing.
Reliable
Clinics and health professionals receive ongoing support.
Uninterrupted
Children continue receiving care without pause.
Growth
We can plan ahead, strengthen clinics, and reach more children.
How Stride Works
Choose your monthly amount
Set up your secure monthly donation
Your support funds care, training, advocacy, and braces
Receive updates and stories showing your impact
Together, We Can Make a Difference
Join us in this unstoppable movement. Your monthly support adds up to transform the lives of thousands of children with clubfoot.
Your gift is in safe hands
21 years of impact supporting children and families affected by clubfoot
A national programme supporting 48 specialist partner clinics across SA
More than 5,000 children supported every year
Evidence-based care using the globally recognised Ponseti Method
iZinga-certified accountability and transparency standards
Real impact reporting that shows exactly how your support changes lives
From the Stride community:
Knowing I’m helping a child walk every single month is the best feeling in the world.
So proud to be part of the Stride community.
Such important work to make sure no child with clubfoot goes untreated. Giving on behalf of my treated son!
We value your support.
As part of the Stride community, you will receive:
Invitations to our annual Stride online gathering
Stories and updates from clinics and families
A personalised Stride Champion certificate
Access to our Stride WhatsApp updates
Early invitations to STEPS events and celebrations
