Clubfoot treatment success story featured in the Daily News, Star, Argus and IOL
It’s wonderful to hear of clubfoot treatment success stories like this one featured in the Star, Daily News, Argus and on IOL recently. Read the full post here.
#StepUp4STEPS: The story of the stories
Author Brené Brown once said: “When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write a brave new ending.” The clubfoot story is a story of hope, inspiration and determination. The happy ending is the gift of mobility. That is what STEPS wanted to highlight in our birthday month, to give more children the chance to write their own story. But what happened behind the scenes of the campaign?
A day at a clubfoot clinic
In Cape Town, STEPS has two programme partner clubfoot clinics, at Maitland Cottage Home and Tygerberg Hospital. Once a week, the waiting rooms are filled with parents and their clubfoot cuties coming for consultation, casting, or new boots and bars. Come along with us for a day at the clubfoot clinic!
The story of the Ponseti Method for clubfoot
The reason that over 95% of children born with clubfoot can have fully functional feet is the gentle treatment pioneered by Dr Ignaçio Ponseti. The success of the Ponseti treatment is a story of dedicated doctors and proactive parents. Discovering the new method Dr Ponseti pioneered his method at the University of Iowa in the 1950s […]
Nedbank Procurement Charity Golf Day
Yogan’s little girl, Bronwyn, was born with clubfoot, and when she was only a few weeks old, he phoned STEPS to tell us that he wanted to raise money for children born with clubfoot in under-resourced areas of South Africa. 29 May was the first Nedbank Procurement Charity Golf Day for STEPS and Yogan’s team raised […]
STEPS family raises R420 000
Yogan’s little girl, Bronwyn, was born with clubfoot, and when she was only a few weeks old, he phoned STEPS to tell us that he wanted to raise money for children born with clubfoot in under-resourced areas of South Africa.
STEPSsister Cheryl Howard to climb Rwenzori Mountains for STEPS
Last year, Cheryl Howard summited Mount Elbrus – the highest mountain in Russia – to raise funds and awareness for STEPS.
Impressive? We certainly thought so!
STEPS featured in Fairlady
It’s always wonderful to see your organisation featured in the media. It fills you with a sense of pride, knowing that the work you do is newsworthy. But when you know that the more people who hear about your work, the more people are likely to get the help they need (or the help their […]
