Eight more children will walk, run, and play thanks to ‘Steptember’’s Steppers
The support for our first ever “Steptember” campaign has been amazing. We have walked with an Olympic gold medalist, met our targeted steps, and have more people talking about clubfoot. Even better, thanks to your generosity, we have already raised enough to support eight more children through treatment! Eight more children will walk, run and play […]
We’re a third of the way towards our R30 000 target – join us!
We all face challenges, and there are so many problems in the world today that can make us feel overwhelmed. Clubfoot is a problem that has a solution. It is overwhelming for parents at first, but with early skilled care, these children are assured of a completely normal life without disability. Our ‘Steptember’ campaign was […]
SABC attend launch announcing Steps’ partnership with Cameron van der Burgh
SABC recently attended a launch to announce that Olympic gold medalist swimmer Cameron van der Burgh has joined our drive to reach every child born with clubfoot.
One family, two clubfoot babies, two successful Ponseti treatments
Shaakira has walked the clubfoot journey twice – once when she discovered that her daughter, Zaheerah, was born with clubfoot, and again earlier this year when her son, Mustaqeem, was born.
Parties and Ponseti Races: STEPS events in Cape Town this week
We are celebrating another successful year of Ponseti treatments at STEPS, along with patients, parents, grandparents, siblings, doctors and nurses. We plan to celebrate in style with cake, balloons, decorations, and the people who work tirelessly to help change the lives of hundreds of children born with clubfoot. It’s a busy week for STEPS! Here’s […]
Luca’s clubfoot champion story
Luca’s clubfoot champion story, told by his mother Liesl: ‘I went for my normal 22 week scan at my gynae. During the scan I could see something was bothering her, and after consulting with another doctor she confirmed that our little boy had clubfeet! It was agonising because during my pregnancy there was nothing we […]
Clubfoot success story: Running, jumping Anthony
When my wife was 16 weeks pregnant, we went for a 4D scan to check the sex of the baby. It was then that we were told that our baby had clubfeet. Between then and the birth we were given a consultation with a physio at Royal Free Hospital, who explained everything and scheduled it […]
Understanding Birth Defects’
STEPS was recently featured in an article in Your Pregnancy magazine. The article focused on the five most common birth defects. Clubfoot is one of these defects. According to the the article “[a]bout one in 500 South African babies is born with clubfoot” which is higher than the world average: