MiracleFeet

MiracleFeet has changed the lives of newborns born with club feet across the globe. Transformative for those newborns without health care. I can’t think of a more transformative investment.

This is a remarkable NGO being run by remarkable people!

Miraclefeet is an good nonprofit. I'm impressed by their approach and model. I hope they scale more over the years.

Miraclefeet is an excellent NGO. Its staff are very supportive and respond quickly to emails if you have any questions. I am currently vetting this NGO to hopefully receive a grant, and I was shocked by the amount of support, the clear impact of the NGO, and its long-term goals. Miraclefeet has a very clear theory of change and I do not doubt that they will help make Clubfoot the next success story.

MiracleFeet is a wonderful nonprofit with a clear mission to change the lives of children through clubfoot treatment. I love watching the impact this organization has on the lives of children and their families!

I’m proud to donate to MiracleFeet as they are great stewards of their funding and do such wonderful and impactful work for those who need it most. Such a fabulous organization with awesome staff!

Huge thanks to the amazing Miracle Feet team and the selfless, life-changing services they provide to give children the chance to just be normal kids, as well as the confidence & ability to just focus on what brings them joy in life into adulthood!

Having worked in many non profits, I am incredibly impressed by MiracleFeets financial stewardship. Every dollar is scrutinized to ensure that it is going to benefit the most children and contribute to lifelong transformation.

I am a monthly donor to Miracle Feet. Treating clubfoot disability successfully is readily achievable and vitally important. This organization does a superlative job in helping children.

I have a daughter who was born with clubfeet. These clubfoot cuties are warriors who deserve the best treatment and future, and we are very grateful to MiracleFeet for giving that opportunity to so many worldwide. Watching my daughter and other children born with clubfeet go through treatment, grow and thrive really emphasizes the impact that MiracleFeet continues to have across the globe and gives me hope for the future.

I can think of nothing more devastating than to be born with a club foot that could easily be treated, but is not due to lack of resources. MiracleFeet is taking action, and changing the lives of children with much-needed surgeries. If you really want to make a difference in the world, this is the organization to support!

MiracleFeet does such important work, and I am proud to support this exceptional organization. The impact this non-profit has on children and their families around the globe is astounding. MiracleFeet changes lives among the most vulnerable citizens of our world. Keep up the amazing work.

This organization is FANTASTIC and makes a difference. I’m a proud supporter of Miracle Feet and encourage others to change lives by supporting them as well!

MiracleFeet is a truly impactful organization doing fantastic work helping babies with clubfoot and their families!

I was born with a club foot, had it treated in the US, and have led a normal and productive life. Those in many other countries do not have this luxury. Many children with club feet are treated as outcasts, and without the treatment, live with a deformity that can be corrected without surgery! We donated to Miracle feet, and they've treated over 69,000 children since 2010. The group is amazing, and I'm so happy they exist. If this resonates with you, please donate.

The dedication and impressive work of Miracle Feet shines through the stories of children and families across the globe. Assessment and effective treatment through the work of Miracle Feet improves lives which would have been negatively impacted in so many ways by club foot.

MiracleFeet is such a wonderful organization with a mission that hooks you in, especially if you are a grandparent. The interventions for children with club foot are practical and effective. I am confident that my donations to this organizations make a difference!

MiracleFeet is a great organization doing very important work to treat clubfoot around the world!

Miracle Feet is a fantastic organization that offers a simple, cost-effective, and life changing solution to people all over the world. I’m grateful that such an organization exists and am happy to support them whenever I can.

First of all, the mission of this nonprofit tugs at my heartstrings. As a Pediatrician I have encountered families who have had to face the medical journey of diagnosis, evaluation and surgical treatment of club foot/feet. I commend the altruism of Miracle Feet and its wide net to affect/help the many involved. Recommend them with enthusiasm.

I'm blessed with 3 athletic boys with excellent musculoskeletal health, which is just one of many reasons I love donating to MiracleFeet. The fact that clubfoot is highly treatable makes it virtually hidden from public view in wealthy countries, and while EVERY child is beautiful in my eyes, untreated clubfoot is stigmatized in some regions where MiracleFeet operates. Fortunately, the global standard of care is the low-tech, low-cost Ponseti method, which can be fulfilled in low-middle income countries. And the Ponseti method works so well that it enabled clubfoot patients like Troy Aikman, Charles Woodson, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Mia Hamm achieve athletic greatness! But it's not an overnight fix: kids who are fortunate enough to receive this treatment gladly endure several years of corrective therapy (starting with casts, followed by braces) for a lifetime of physical, social, and economic benefits. Your donation gets kids to the STARTING line, and THEY put in the real work to overcome the disability. Give them that chance!

MiracleFeet has been a great partner in HappyFeat's Mission to raise awareness about Clubfoot, enable treatment and impart life skills for Clubfoot affected children.

MiracleFeet supported us in our Mount Kilimanjaro fundraise (of USD 25k) to treat 50 children, which was very successful, and they have been an integral part of our Clubfoot journey. We wouldnt have started and done so much in 2022, if we hadnt met the MiracleFeet team earlier this year.

Kudos to the entire team and the great work they are doing!!

As a peer in the nonprofit space, MiracleFeet does a wonderful job addressing a global need with a strong and sustainable program, with a focus on preventative measures. Training is key alongside product distribution, as well as relating their supporter segment to the people served. Would highly recommend any supporter to look deeper into this cause, this organization and getting involved.

In a world of so many complex problems, it is so fulfilling to support a nonprofit that is making such a clear difference in the lives and wellbeing of children around the globe. I'm honored to support this great organization.

Our experience with Miracle Feet is somewhat different than most, even though they have never treated someone we know personally! Our granddaughter was born with club feet in 2013 and went through all the similar procedures as patients at Miracle Feet have at her parents physician. In watching our granddaughter face her little battles early in life, her grandmother, my wife (Melanie) decided to write a cute children's book to help kids like Saylor have a different outlook dealing with these awkward issues while growing up being "different" than other kids. Miracle Feet has been so kind to list her book as a resource book on their website. The day my wife passed away (1/9/2020) from an 11 year battle with metastatic breast cancer, her son created a website to promote her legacy, generate money for Miracle Feet and help children around the world feel proud about being "different" while getting their legs/feet healed! You can see/buy the book, DONATE to Miracle Feet at www.sassyfeet.us

MiracleFeet is a remarkable organization that has one of the most impressive ROIs of any nonprofit I have seen. For a small amount of money, the amount of impact they are able to have on the lives of children and their families is tremendous. The staff are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about their work. They also emphasize empowering local partners in the countries in which they work which is critical to the sustainability of their work. Cannot recommend enough!

MiracleFeet has a passionate team committed to doing good. I have been impressed by their ability to continue having an impact and scaling even during the coronavirus pandemic. Their model is unique and truly impressive, and I am a fan.

MiracleFeet's mission in seeking to meet the needs of the most vulnerable in low-income countries is what drew me to work for the organization. Their work impressed me from the start when I applied for an internship with them. Additionally, I have continued working with them due to the professional, genuine, and welcoming environment they have created. In beginning my internship with them, I was met with teammates who welcomed me wholeheartedly and have continued to support my needs and interests as an intern. The dedication to their mission is unmatched, and the impact of their work makes me extremely proud to be a part of the organization.

The MiracleFeet team really cares about plugging the needs in the ecosystem for clubfoot solutions globally. They take a very collaborative approach in learning about new markets and working with operators with local expertise, making sure they are properly nuanced on the cultural subtleties necessary to build sustainable solutions for their partners, doctors, parents, and patients that need clubfoot braces. I highly recommend working with them.

With so many problems that do not have solutions, clubfoot has a low-cost solution which could not be easily accessed in low- and middle-income countries until MiracleFeet began operating ten years ago. MiracleFeet has smart, professional, and compassionate employees and is an efficiently-run top-notch nonprofit. I have donated to MiracleFeet for ten years and look forward to watching their impact as they grow.

The team at MiracleFeet were a pleasure to work with. Our organization recently made a donation to support their work providing treatment to children across the globe with clubfoot. They were kind enough to present to our team of employees and share more about the important work they are doing, including their innovation of the MiracleFeet brace. Our team was so inspired after their talk. It's been a pleasure to support their amazing work.

MiracleFeet is a great cause - and they really care about showing their impact. They track and display KPIs in a manner that other charities should be seeking to duplicate!

MiracleFeet is my non-profit organization of choice when it comes to making donations. I had no idea just how prevalent clubfoot is in our world and the ramifications of growing up and living with this condition if left untreated. MiracleFeet's presence in clinics around the world and the relatively low-cost Ponseti method are lifesaving, not only for children born with clubfoot but for their families as well. This organization and its leadership are first class, and I will continue to support them!

Miracle Feet is one of the two charities I have faithfully supported for nearly ten years. Their work is so simple that it's elegant- non surgical correction of club foot. Their impact is in changed lives, hope for children across the globe to live more normal lives, and in the smiles of the kids they help (and the kid's parents). I know my donations are put to good use at Miracle Feet.

My experience with Miracle Feet is that each person I have come in contact with the organization shows passion and desire to help others. They have allowed me to share our family’s story with them and support the cause to spread hope and joy in those who may be struggling with club foot.

MiracleFeet is a wonderful nonprofit that seeks to eradicate clubfoot in the developing world. They have a slam-dunk mission in that clubfoot is a problem that causes significant socioeconomic distress, tends to occur in low resource areas, and happens to be entirely treatable through nonoperative means. In a multifactorial approach, MiracleFeet improves access to care throughout the developing world by sponsoring innovation that reduces costs of the equipment needed to successfully manage the condition, improves training and access to techniques in a boots on the ground fashion in those areas, and creates local expertise that can sustain the mission

Having lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for seven years, I thought I knew our philanthropic landscape fairly well. But then I learned about MiracleFeet! This small but mighty organization is on a global mission to end clubfoot. By partnering with local health centers and organizations around the world, they have given more than 50,000 children the most vital gift of all: movement. I am proud to support their heroic work.

I have been involved with Miracle Feet for past couple of years. It was always shown an unswerving focus on the children whose lives it is transforming. It is also dedicated to operating in a way that is sustainable within the countries where is works, working in partnership and cooperation with local provision. I feel 100% confident that Miracle Feet is working in the most effective way to bring the most benefit to those it is seeking to help.

Focussed, professional and effective. The CEO uses the board well - she outlines business challenges to us, allocates projects to us according to our respective skills. We then come back to her with a view and tasks done. She and the exec team then take over and implement projects. Governance of Miraclefeet proportionate and complies to UK Charity Commission requirements.

An amazing charity which gets incredible results. Very well run, communicates very well with colunteers, donors and recipients.

The work MiracleFeet is doing around the world creates impact and changes the lives of thousands of people, but many nonprofits can say that. What really sets MiracleFeet apart is their professional approach to management, supporting global growth and effective utilization of funds. They work in places noone else does and are growing into new geographies.

MiracleFeet is a wonderful nonprofit making a tangible positive impact on the children and families it serves. It spreads that impact to the whole community by training physicians and enabling families to educate their neighbors. I am honored to have worked with MiracleFeet.

This is a well organized and strategically oriented organization by any standard, and especially those of a non-profit. Their mission makes multi-generational differences, and their approach to doing so in a sustainable way is world class.

As a pediatric physical therapist and sister of a person born with club feet, I can truly say that MiracleFeet provides life-changing interventions for the children they serve. I have personally seen children overseas who haven't received treatment for this condition - something we take for granted in our country. What an incredible gift MiracleFeet provides!

I have volunteered with MiracleFeet for the last 6 months as a business intern. The nonprofit’s leadership is fantastic and their passion for solving clubfoot is admirable. Stellar place!

I worked on a project with MiracleFeet through Stanford's Design for Extreme Affordability course. We were enlisted to help the organization increase patient retention of their life-changing services. Over the 6 month period that we worked with MiracleFeet I was blown away by the dedication, responsiveness, and intimate local knowledge that the organization had. They either people on the ground, or very strong local partnerships which increase the efficacy of their services. Would highly recommend working with and donating to this organization.

Since I've been working with MiracleFeet, I've learned about the work they are doing to eradicate ClubFoot. During Innovations in Healthcare Annual Forum, Chesca CEO at MiracleFeet gave one of the most heartfelt and emotional presentations that shined a light on the issues people with clubfoot face. MiracleFeet is one of those organizations that just gets it!

MiracleFeet is one the most thoughtful non-profits I have ever had the opportunity to partner with. They approach each population and their unique challenges with deep understanding of the cultural context to ensure they proposing an appropriate solution thus ensuring high impact on the burden of clubfoot.

MIracle Feet does a miraculous job, improving the lives of of so many children suffering from club foot. Their relatively simple and inexpensive procedure has made such a difference for these kids, allowing them to lead normal lives instead of the isolation they faced before treatment. Good job!

I have volunteered for Miraclefeet organization with two of my friends. The three of us are from Israel and we traveled to India as Miraclefeet volunteers. In India we took documentary footage of club feet patients miraclefeet treats, as well as footage of doctors and government officials who miraclefeet works with and trains. In our expedition we have learned through the many interviews what an important job miraclefeet is doing in India. Miraclefeet has a key role in treating and repairing clubfeet deformities in India and the rest of the world. In India 75,000 children are born with clubfeet and if they aren’t treated they become handicapped. This is a sad reality, but with the help of Miraclefeet India, which provides free of cost treatment we can change this reality. I wish every child who suffers from clubfeet in the world will know about this wonderful organization and will receive treatment from it.

Jonathan Laderman

I had the pleasure of working with Miraclefeet through Stanford University's Design for Extreme Affordability Course. Not only do they do amazing work, their staff is also kind and thoughtful! They fully supported us in our project and hosted us as we visited their sites in Madagasacar. There, we met many of the families Miraclefeet has provided clubfoot care to and saw firsthand the impact of their work. I would cherish the opportunity to work with Miraclefeet again.

I've been a MiracleFeet supporter and donor since 2017 and am thrilled that such an organization exists to help children around the world have a chance at a good life! With the treatment afforded through MiracleFeet kids will be able to walk and run and thus are given the opportunity to live better. It makes me very happy to know that my small contribution goes to this great cause of helping children, especially because I too was born with club foot. May God bless all the children suffering with club foot! There is a cure! Thank you MiracleFeet for all the good you do, God bless you!

MiracleFeet aim to help children born with clubfeet to walk, and this requires working in complex environments and throughout the health system in many countries with resource constrained medical care.

I have worked with the MiracleFeet team as an independent evaluator, a mentor to clubfoot trainers and in the development of innovative processes and tools to support health workers who treat children with clubfoot. MiracleFeet demonstrates vision and accountability through seeking to close the gap between the ideal and the real by looking for systemic challenges in our health systems that, if overcome, would put us in a better position to end clubfoot disability, and enable all children born with clubfoot to run free.

Working with MiracleFeet over the past year, I was amazed by the dedication, thoughtfulness, and care of their staff. The projects I worked on were thoroughly researched and thought out, well-executed, and they were constantly evaluating their progress in order to improve. The mission, vision, and values of the organization are top-notch and I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from MiracleFeet

I had a wonderful experience as a graduate student volunteer with MiracleFeet during the past year. Their team is comprised of knowledgeable, driven, and passionate staff who work collaboratively to achieve goals. As a volunteer, I felt encouraged by others and was able to contribute in ways that met both personal learning objectives as well as needs of the organization.

Thanks for the opportunity!

I volunteered as a student consultant to work with MiracleFeet through my MBA program at Duke University. As part of the project, my team got to travel to Nicaragua and witness the impactful work of the local doctors, clinic assistants and MiracleFeet staff on the ground. In performing our work, it was extremely easy to work and communicate with the MiracleFeet team. I especially appreciated that they wanted to prioritize our personal learning in addition to completing the project. If you are looking for a nonprofit to support in the medical device space, I highly recommend MiracleFeet.

Currently, I am an MBA student at Duke University. A team of students, including me, consulted for MiracleFeet and assisted with solving an operational challenge. Hands-down, this was one of the best MBA experiences.

MiracleFeet has a significant mission and it was evident that the staff was passionate about giving children the gift of walking again. Their passion was contagious as our team became set on fire to also make a difference for the children in need of a brace.

Working with the team at MiracleFeet was exceptional. The team was knowledgeable, friendly, and on top of it.

We are grateful to have had the experience of working with MiraclFeet and hope that we were a little piece in the puzzle to giving children the gift of walking again.

I worked with MiracleFeet through Duke University on a project for my MBA. This organization does amazing work and I was lucky enough to work on a project that could provide an immediate impact for them.

The team we worked with very helpful and you can tell they have a passion for what they do. I cannot recommend MiracleFeet enough.

The first time I heard what Miracle Feet is doing in our world, I knew that my husband and I needed to come along side of them and help in the one way we could.

We decided to give on a monthly basis and are so pleased with the results. Can you imagine impacting a person's life in such a way that the future has limitless potential?

Thank you, Miracle Feet, for all that you do to make a difference, one foot at a time!

Miraclefeet is a wonderful organization. Our son was born with clubfoot and we wanted to donate his shoes and braces, and we found that through Miraclefeet. Every year our son has a fundraiser on his birthday to donate to Miraclefeet to help kids like him get the same chance he has to walk, run, and play.

As a clubbie I have an unfair insight into clubfoot and its effects ;) What a privilege to be able to support the team at Miraclefeet to do what they do across so many countries; giving children back mobility for life! This treatment is indeed transformational and offers so much to individuals, households and their communities. I intend to continue my active support of Miraclefeet and encourage others to do so as well.

We're delighted to support MiracleFeet and it's amazing work to enable children to live healthy, active, happy lives. We have enjoyed following the impact that clubfoot treatment has on children, families and communities. We look forward to continuing to share the journey and enabling access to treatment and education.
Such excellent work!

Since learning about MiracleFeet at a local race a few years ago, I was immediately impressed by their mission and staff. They have an incredibly dedicated team that I've volunteered with over the years and I can't say enough about how much amazing work they do throughout the year. They have consistently been one of my favorite organizations to root for and support each year. It's an amazing organization that does even more incredible work. Keep up the great work, team!

MiracleFeet is an extraordinary organization that makes a sustainable difference they help kids and families affected by clubfoot in 24 countries.

MiracleFeet has always focused on making the biggest positive impact in the communities it serves. I am excited to see how MiracleFeet continues to grow in the coming years.

I was on a student consulting project with MiracleFeet and went to the Phillippines to see their operations. They really bring impacts to the local community and support families and children with clubfoot.

MiracleFeet is an outstanding organization that partnered with our consulting practicum course at Duke to improve inventory management practices. We traveled to the Philippines and witnessed the care and passion of MiracleFeet employees firsthand at partner clinics in Manila.

Miraclefeet is an incredible nonprofit, we worked with them for a few months and got to see the impact they have first hand. It's great to see an organization that is so passionate and effective when it comes to their mission.

I did a student consulting project with MiracleFeet, and it was so rewarding to meet the children that MiracleFeet helps in the Philippines!

This is a charity everyone needs to get behind. They are making a real difference in eliminating untreated club foot. They are finding new ways to become involved in more countries and to make the treatment more economical in low income countries. They have my full support!

MiracleFeet is the reason why thousands of kids around the world can walk, run and play, abilities most take for granted. About 1 in 1000 kids will be born with this fairly easy to treat condition if you can get access to treatment. MiracleFeet has made their mission to help these kids by reaching out to those families who would be left to themselves otherwise. I was born with clubfoot myself and I can attest that a small gesture in the beginning of life makes all the difference later on.

An amazing organization helping people all over the world with this totally treatable birth defect. Thank you for doing what you do. I'm happy to support you in your effots!

MiracleFeet is an incredible example of a nonprofit that is making a tangible difference in the lives of those it serves. Effective clubfoot treatment has a lifelong effect on patients, their families, and their communities, and MiracleFeet's model of training in-country providers makes this effect broader and sustainable. Through interning with MiracleFeet I have seen that they are really preventing lifelong disability, and I couldn't be prouder of the work we do.

MiracleFeet is a great nonprofit that does amazing work in areas of the world where clubfoot is usually left untreated. Their dedication to their mission and work unceasingly to eliminate clubfoot worldwide.

I've been very impressed with MiracleFeet as a nonprofit. My son was born with clubfoot and it's great to know there are folks out there like MiracleFeet helping kids walk.

MiracleFeet does amazing work for children with clubfoot. Our son has clubfoot and has excellent care but many do not, and that is where MiracleFeet comes in. Every interaction we have had with them has been wonderful/

MiracleFeet is one of the greatest organizations that exists. They go above and beyond helping children, who cannot walk, across the world. Giving the child the ability to walk and run, and experience life is one of the greatest gifts one can give to a child. As a physician, I can attest, that the medical care they provide for these children is goes above and beyond our gold standard of care. Being born with club feet is a debilitating issue for a child. However, this organization, is truly changing lives. I am happy to support this organization.

Supporting Miraclefeet is such a concrete way to help a child in need. I'm still astounded at what a relatively small dollar amount is required for this life-changing treatment. Really hard to equal or surpass this organization in terms of the lasting "bang for the buck" brought about by any donation!

We invited Miraclefeet to our 2014 Giving Party and were amazed at the work they're doing internationally. It's incredible how this simple piece of medical technology is literally changing and saving lives around the globe. They make it possible for children to not only walk, but to run, to work and to live full lives.

In 2014, I became aware of miraclefeet and became a donor. This summer I joined the miraclefeet team as the Director of Marketing, my first foray into working on the staff of a non-profit. Wow! My first week here I participated in an offsite, full staff retreat and was on-boarded with a new Program Manager. We met with each member of our team, that graciously and enthusiastically gave of their time and expertise to get us up to speed quickly. The miraclefeet team is a tireless group of smart people approaching the treatment of clubfoot in low resource communities like any for-profit, entrepreneurial start up there is.

Now that I am up and running, the way miraclefeet works within each country, clinic, and even individual care providers where needed, is nothing short of incredible. Our Program Team work collaboratively to support different needs, cultures and clinics in the way that best suits each of their needs to provide care and treatment for children born with clubfoot. Since clubfoot is not treated quickly, care providers establish a relationship with their patients, likewise, our team creates and supports care providers so they can support their patients.

miraclefeet worked with partners to design and produce an award-winning, inexpensive-to-produce brace so that each child can be completely treated for $250.

Our Executive Director has vision and has grown miraclefeet from her kitchen table and a staff of one to a team of 12 dedicated professionals working to support treatment of 12, 000 kids in 14 countries. Our Director of Philanthropy is working on innovative fundraising strategies in the US and also internationally, so that clinics can become more locally self sustaining, with an in-country donor base.

It's amazing. It's all good. It is a terrific organization doing incredible, successful work.

Our daughter, Brooklynn, was born with clubfoot. When she turned 1 year old we held a birthday party for her and asked guests to donate to miraclefeet instead of bringing birthday presents. We have been fortunate to receive exceptional care for Brooklynn's clubfoot, and this allowed us the opportunity to help those in need, with a cause that is meaningful to our family. Our miraclefeet fundraiser was a very proud moment for Brooklynn and our entire family. We will continue to support miraclefeet and the enormous impact they have on many lives. Thank you miracelfeet.

I was first introduced to miraclefeet when I was on a service trip in Peru and we met a girl who suffered from clubfoot. I interned with miraclefeet helping organize fundraisers and soccer clinics to raise money and awareness for the organization. miraclefeet is a small organization having huge impact worldwide in its mission to eliminate clubfoot in low resource countries. miraclefeet is so efficient it can change a child's life forever for only $250. Clubfoot is a common birth defect, affecting one of every 750 children born worldwide. Clubfoot is routinely treated at birth in the US which is why many people have never heard of it. miraclefeet spreads awareness of this birth defect not only internationally, but also through close relationships with local high school students.

A few weeks ago, I started an internship at miraclefeet for the summer. I had known about miraclefeet and its mission for a few years, but I didn't realize how impactful this nonprofit was until I came into the office. The work that miraclefeet has done has given over 10,000 children in developing countries the opportunity to walk, run, and play sports.

From what I have seen, everyone at the office works cohesively to attain the goal of helping children in need. All of the people who work here have been extremely helpful and welcoming.
I am very grateful for gaining the experience of working in a non profit, and miraclefeet has been the perfect place to do this!

I interned at miraclefeet this past summer and it was definitely a memorable experience. I worked specifically to help identify potential grant opportunities. I was honored to be able to work on such a central aspect to the organization, as funding is what allows it to grow. Gaining administrative experience in such a warm and welcoming environment has definitely had a positive impact on me and I now understand in greater detail what miraclefeet is about.

All of the people who work here are kind and passionate about what they do. It is clear that miraclefeet is working hard to improve access to club foot treatment around the world in developing countries for the low cost of $250. Since I started interning here, I have seen people committed to this goal and making sure that their jobs are done well in order to accomplish it. People here do not settle, they set high standards and are always looking for ways to make things more affordable or more accessible for the populations that miraclefeet serves.

miraclefeet's success is due in part to the fact that it is well organized and run extremely efficiently. I am really excited for the future because I know that as long as miraclefeet is around, untreated clubfoot doesn't stand a chance.

I was drawn to work with this organization after a brief conversation with Chesca, the Executive Director, and Kristine, the Director of Philanthropy. Their enthusiasm for every part of miraclefeet's current operations and future were inspiring. This is a nonprofit that is giving a child a chance to walk and live a more normal life for only $250. What amazes me is that Chesca and her team have not even settled with that number - they are continuously trying to find new ways to create a more low-cost and accessible solution.

Over the past few months I have worked with the miraclefeet staff on their small donor strategy. Getting to interview the staff members for this project has shown me how passionate each and every person is about what they do. They are all bursting with new ideas that they adopt as soon as they have the bandwidth for it. If any organization is going to eradicate untreated clubfoot at some point, this is the one.

This past summer I have been an intern for miraclefeet and it has been an incredibly rewarding experience to work for a nonprofit as great as this one. My summer goal has been to create a volunteer/ engagement toolkit for miraclefeet to implement in the future to make the process of hosting an event smoother for both miraclefeet and the volunteer. Despite working closely with the development team throughout my nine weeks here, the entire office works in such a cohesive and unified manner that I was able to see all sides of the work that miraclefeet does.

Being in the office each day, I can easily say that miraclefeet lives out its mission of increasing access to proper treatment for children born with clubfoot in developing countries in the most sustainable way. The entire staff is extremely devoted to the cause and very engaged with their volunteers.

With great determination and strong leadership, miraclefeet is helping thousands of children have a second chance at a normal life by curing their clubfoot. Rapidly becoming a global force in the fight against untreated clubfoot, miraclefeet with continue to have a profound impact on the lives of children born with this disability for years to come.

My son was born with clubfoot. So this charity is near and dear to my heart! We love miraclefeet because they help children walk correctly all over the world!! Clubfoot really is a debilitating deformity if left untreated. My family is so lucky to be able to receive the best treatment here in America and we love that miraclefeet brings that care to less fortunate countries!!

I am a product designer who worked with Miraclefeet while I was getting my masters degree at Stanford. I took a d.school class called "Design for Extreme Affordability," and along with a team of three other students, took on the design challenge of making a low-cost, user-friendly brace for children at Miraclefeet clinics.

When Chesca came to pitch their design challenge to our class, I remember thinking that this was the partner organization that I HAD to work with... Chesca's incredible heart and tireless effort for this real need just spoke to me, and I was moved to want to contribute my design expertise to the problem.

Throughout the 2-quarter long collaboration with the d.school and our team, Chesca and Lauren were nothing less than inspiring, hardworking, and so generous with their time. It was a real honor to work with Miraclefeet, and to work alongside people who have dedicated so much to this cause. They were also supportive of our team when our user research led us toward designing an SMS text messaging system as a support mechanism for parents to help with treatment adherence. They have since pursued the seeds of that idea in partnership with Medic Mobile, which my team was thrilled to learn about!

I just returned from a trip to Nicaragua where I observed doctors from two separate clinics perform casting and bracing procedures on children with club foot. Without the help from Miraclefeet it is doubtful that most of these children would be getting this life changing procedure done. There are thousands of children benefitting from this wonderful organization in many different countries around the world.

As someone born with clubfoot, I had a great desire to raise money and awareness for the condition. I became connected with Miraclefeet simply by sending an email, and they have been tremendous at supporting and working with me over the past year. In that time, I have organized a speech at a college event, and shot a video for Miraclefeet about my experiences. In both occasions, the people at Miraclefeet (shout out in particular to Janeen) have been open to my ideas, have sent written and electronic materials for me to use, and have encouraged me every step of the way. It is obvious that they have great passion for the work, and truly care about creating a sustainable, global solution for untreated club foot.

I worked with miraclefeet last year on a digital fundraising toolkit. I tell people this is the little nonprofit that can and do. The work they do and the growth they have seen is incredible. The mission is not only sustainable but transforming the lives of thousands of children, who otherwise would be relegated to lowest rungs of society. How could you not want to help a child gain access to a treatment that makes such a huge impact?! The dedication and drive of all of the staff is an amazing testament to their need to make a difference in the world.

I collaborated earlier this year with Miraclefeet on a documentary film project on the global treatment of clubfoot called the Footnote Film Project. Miraclefeet generously facilitated a trip to for us in Nicaragua, so that we could investigate their role in the Nicaragua National Clubfoot Program. I was very impressed with their drive and passion for making sure children have access to proper care. I was able to see, on the ground, how they are using new and creative methods for ensuring the success of the program.

I've been working with miraclefeet for about six months on different projects, and have been able to look not only at what they do (amazing!!) but HOW they do it. The leadership attitude is one of determination and sincere urge to help, and this pervades the actions of everyone I've come in contact with.
miraclefeet really delivers what they promise: Helping disadvantaged children in under-developed countries avoid the bane of a crippled life as clubfeet sufferers. Club foot is a curable deformity, and miraclefeet is doing its part to make the cure available.

I had the privilege of working with the miraclefeet team this summer when I help create a program toolkit as part of my graduate work. My experience was beyond gratifying. Miraclefeet is one of those rare organizations that lives by its mission in every way. There is a dedication and power to the miraclefeet team that is palpable. Working with them, that energy and passion becomes infectious. The staff is genuinely, personally invested in making sure that every child get the clubfoot treatment they need to live a healthy, disability-free life. I cannot describe what an honor it was to be a small part of what is quickly becoming an unstoppable force in the prevention of untreated clubfoot around the globe.

Last summer I was fortunate enough to work closely with all of the miraclefeet staff during a six week internship. While working with miraclefeet to create advocacy and parent education materials, I was able to see the extent to which the organization is truly committed to curing clubfoot. From start to finish, I could not have been more impressed with the organization's ability and success in providing low-cost, non-surgical treatment for children who would otherwise have to live with clubfoot. Further, miraclefeet partners closely with local clubfoot doctors, parents and clubfoot champions to create sustainable solutions, and ensure access to care, regardless of their ability to pay. All members of the staff are extremely dedicated, hardworking, and engaged in every aspect in the organization.

In the year I spent as a social media intern with miraclefeet, I not only learned about clubfoot and how simple and affordable it is to treat, but I got to hear firsthand stories about the incredible kids the organization works with--kids like Jatu and Jorgito and Melvin. Seeing the transformations not only in patients' feet but in their smiles is proof of the work miraclefeet is doing. miraclefeet's staff members are truly invested in the lives of the population they serve and work tirelessly to make sure all programs and projects run smoothly.

I have always been impressed by the thoughtfulness with which miraclefeet has grown, working with local partners and infrastructures in 12 countries now to create sustainable, long-term solutions. I am also excited to watch the new low-cost brace continue to evolve and be put into use!

I had the wonderful opportunity to see the work done in the clinics first hand. I visited two of the clinics in Nicaragua. There were so many people traveling from near and far to get help for their children. I saw many children walking their lives completely changes due to miraclefeet's efforts. All the workers at the clinic were extremely caring and seemed to love what they were doing. I look forward to seeing this organization grow and help put a smile on the faces of children that still do not have the chance to be treated for clubfoot.

I was looking for an organization that I could assist by raising donations while I ran a half marathon. I was born with clubfoot and so working with miraclefeet to raise funds was a very personal experience. I was amazed at the cost effective solutions miraclefeet presented and how they were involved in many locations around the world to help correct this issue. I wore my miraclefeet T-shirt at several training runs as well as the half marathon and had many fellow runners acknowledge it and even ask questions about miraclefeet while we ran. The staff at miraclefeet was a joy to work with and I am proud to assist them in raising funds to correct clubfoot and to raise awareness of both clubfoot and miraclefeet's work to correct it.

I became involved with miraclefeet this past year, after watching my own son go through the Ponsetti method for bilateral clubfoot. I was so impressed by the treatment and its success and sought out an organization that was bringing that treatment to developing countries. Miraclefeet lives up to its name. The organization is run with passion and compassion. In everything it does, it never loses site of the actual people it is helping and I believe that makes all the difference in its impact. It feels like a truly people-centered organization, both from the perspective of those that run it and those that benefit from it. I've been honored to help with some fundraising efforts and am excited to see how the organization continues to grow.

I have been involved with miraclefeet for a couple of years, mostly on the fundraising side, and I continue to be amazed at how far a small amount of money can go toward completely changing a child's life. It's incredible to see how something that is so curable can be so debilitating to a child that does not have access to treatment. miraclefeet has not only made that treatment accessible to many families that would not have had access without this organization, they have made the treatment itself less painful and more likely to be successful for the child than expensive surgeries.

As a founding board member and pediatric orthopaedist, I am humbly impressed with the breadth and scope of care miraclefeet has delivered in a short period of time. This is in large part because of the commitment, expertise, and effort of our staff and our global partners.

Thousands of children have received successful care for a debilitating condition that would have otherwise gone untreated. Tens of thousands will receive care in the near future.

Our growth is dependent upon donors partnering with us to help bring quality and sustainable treatment to the many parts of the world where this care is most needed. I am hopeful that people will read this, and other reviews, and be motivated to assist in this very worthwhile endeavor.

I first came across miraclefeet via a web search when I was looking for a worthy charity for my wedding guests to donate to in lieu of gifts. As someone who was born with clubfeet (both feet turned almost 180 degrees backwards), I was immediately impressed by their use of the low-cost ($250 USD), non-surgical Ponseti treatment. I myself was treated with a precursor of the Ponseti method 30+ years ago and went on to become a national level tennis player - a testament to the fact that non-surgical treatment, like that offered by miraclefeet, is highly effective on the use of clubfoot.

I was also very impressed with the transparency in miraclefeet’s operating costs and the judicious use of donor funds (77% of 2012 funding went to program expenses). I was further comforted after learning that miraclefeet has raised over $3 million USD from over 800 different donors to date, including major corporates like the Ronald McDonald Foundation, the Clarks Foundation and Rotary International, i.e., those who have done their due diligence before donating.

After a recent visit to a miraclefeet clinic at Wadia hospital in Mumbai, India, I stand behind this organization more proudly than ever. My wife and I met parents from all over India who had come to the clinic to give their children born with clubfoot a second chance at life. Miraclefeet is a truly well-run, efficient organization with a solid growth plan that has the ability to change lives.

I am extremely excited on working with the Miraclefeet team and our partners in creating the right awareness and treatment facilities for clubfeet

i am the executive director of STEPS SA, an NGO working to alleviate clubfoot in Southern Africa. Our 2013 programme of clinic support in partnership with miraclefeet has helped us to reach more patients that we were unable to assist before. We can now support the poorest communities with free braces and parent education materials, and with miraclefeet's support can visit the clinics regularly to evaluate the progress. With miraclefeet's funding we have been able to more effectively expand into the region and this year we are providing training and clinic support in Botswana and Namibia. The assistance that we have received from miraclefeet has been invaluable for our work in the communities that need it most. The miraclefeet team are always a pleasure to work with, they are supportive, skilled and sensitive to the needs of our region.

In India over 50,000 children are born with clubfoot and Miraclefeet supports CURE International India Trust's (CIIT) National clubfoot program. CIIT'S goal to eradicate disability caused by clubfoot in India and at present over 8,000 children are enrolled for free treatment from 77 designated weekly clubfoot clinics spread over in 17 states.
With over 150 children being born with clubfoot in India every day, the role of CIIT in establishing clubfoot clinics in public hospitals, where Ponseti method of treatment is provided free of cost was very relevant and significant. Miraclefeet understood the Indian context and encouraged CIIT to further strengthen the model that proved successful in Indian healthcare context.
Miraclefeet evaluated CIIT's successful state level programs in seven states of India and came forward to support an additional nine states that includes all the seven North-eastern states. This partnership has further helped CIIT not only establish designated weekly clubfoot clinics which provide care at no cost to families, but also allows CIIT to reach the poorest of the poor in India.
With Miraclefeet's commitment for a long term partnership with CIIT, the lives of children born with clubfoot in India are never going to be same; they will never suffer a lifetime disabled life; but they will for sure walk, run, play and get education opportunity. Thank you Miraclefeet for every step these children take.
Santosh George, Director, CURE International India. sgeorge@cure.org

My name is Enrique Rosales from México, I´m a Pediatric Orthopedist, in 2011, initiated a project to introduce the Ponseti Method to Mexico, miraclefeet has been giving invaluable support to the Mexican Foundation for Clubfoot in order to introduce the Ponseti Method to Mexico and also to complete the treatment of low-resource children whose parents are unable to pay for the treatment of their children who are born with clubfoot.

They are frequently in touch with us to know our advances, of our challenges, and to facilitate all of the necessary supplies such as braces, plaster, supporting assistants in the Ponseti Centers, etc, so that we do not lose the continuity in the treatment of these children.

We are in communication with miraclefeet to establish the needs of the National Mexican Clubfoot Plan, its continuation, its development, and its planned growth, in order to support the quality and sustainability of the priecto, without which we would not have been able to begin and we would not have the possibility of growing the amount of treatment given to children with clubfoot in Mexico.

miraclefeet’s support is real and constant so that children to not abandon treatment for lack of their families’ resources.

miraclefeet not only supports the materials for treatment, but also we have counted on miraclefeet to facilitating the teaching of the Ponseti Method to more doctors in order to establish more Ponseti centers where more children will be able to receive treatment, meaning that children and families can go to a center close to their community.

My name is Laura Fernanda Alves Ferreira.
I’m a Pediatric Orthopedist at Hospital Universitário (a Public Hospital) of Sao Paulo University in Sao Paulo – Brazil since 1989.

In 2003 we created a Clubfoot Clinic there, where a cast technician and me held the clubfoot treatment by Ponseti Method.
In 2007 that Clubfoot Clinic of HU was closed after 4 years of work.

Although Ponseti Method had brought a huge improvement, the process of clubfoot treatment was still a big challenge and we couldn’t face all the problems that appeared.

Two of them were especially hard to go through: the lack of support of the Hospital Direction that considered irrelevant to waste time and energy to treat a deformity that occurred only in 1:1000 newborn when there were so many other much more frequent problems to solve, and the other one was the high index of recurrences due to the difficulty of our patients in accessing the braces.

In 2009 Miraclefeet contacted us.
They gave me several questionnaires to answer, forms to fill and asked me some documents before they decide we could establish a partnership.

Then Chesca and Lauren from Miraclefeet came to my place in Hospital Universitário of Sao Paulo University and met the Direction Staff. Their voice added to mine made them understand that to treat clubfeet by Ponseti Method was a worth idea. We organized a multidisciplinary team prepared to face all the problems that inevitably arise during a treatment process so long as the correction of clubfoot by Ponseti Method.
Miraclefeet also provided us with resources to purchase the braces.

In 2010 our Clubfoot Clinic was reopened.

There’s something else in Miraclefeet team that is their contagious enthusiasm and the way they make us feel that we are not alone in the purpose of treating clubfoot kids. This was turned into actions like the Data Base continuous improvement and the Miraclebrace Project that is running together with Stanford Design School.
I’m sure they are with us to share our successes and deceptions and to help whenever it is possible to.

The Miraclefeet has greatly helped in the implementation of an effective treatment method and low cost for children with clubfoot around the world. In Brazil, we have received constant support for the deployment of specialized treatment centers in the Ponseti method.
The University Hospital of USP is partner of this serious and committed organization, with which we exchange knowledge, experiences and from whom we received, including, donations of braces to treat children who can not buy them.

Miracle feet has done an amazing job of contributing to the care of children with clubfeet worldwide in just a few years. This is the most common orthopaedic disability seen, with an incidence of 1/1000 live births. They have bow worked in 8 countries, and is in the process of developing programs in several more. They have contributed to the treatment of more than 2000 feet to date, and this figure will imcrease substabtially in the future through cascade training and support of their programs. I will be pleased to contribute to their activities in the future.

It‘s a reality that MIRACLE can’t occur without FAITH. So is the story with Miraclefeet and the Faith Clinical Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center – FACORC, a nor for profit organization that is providing free ponseti treatment to children that are victimized by clubfoot commonly called “ Turtle foot or Crub foot in Liberia. “
Since my encountered with Miraclefeet in May, 2012, I have found her to be one of the organizations that has high priority for children born with clubfoot in developing countries.

Miraclefeet has gone beyond providing funding to treat clubfoot in Liberia; she has helped in identify sponsors for treated neglected clubfoot children to go to school. What a challenge to continue.

Miraclefeet staffs are very friendly in talking to partner, even if you have never met them in person; they motivate you in partnership, even if they can’t meet your needs, they can be of great help just by talking.
Every week not less than one child foot or feet is corrected through the ponseti method from Miraclefeet’s support.
The database system is excellent. It helps to monitor our patients closely.

It is FACORC desires that Miraclefeet will support a national clubfoot program that will give every clubfoot child the opportunity to be treated in Liberia free of charge.

Thank you miraclefeet !

Miraclefeet hear our suggestions for carrying out aid in Nicaragua
The assistance provided by Miracleefet, is important for the development of the program of care for children with clubfoot in Nicaragua
Before we take the help of Miraclefeet only had a clinic in Managua, currently we have two clinics: Managua and Leon and soon in Bluefields on the Caribbean coast
We received support splints give to patients, which should be used for four years
When the patient has no money for transport from remote areas, receive help from Miraclefeet
Assistance in the global database of patients with clubfoot

For $250 Miracle Feet can completely change the course of a child's life. Children who are born with clubfoot in many countries do not have access to a simple effective method of treatment which is now the "gold standard" for club foot treatment in Europe and North America. Miraclefeet aims to make sure every child who is born with clubfoot gets this treatment. I am most impressed with the management of miriclefeet. The director has an MBA from Stanford and is completely committed to the success of the organization.

My name is Patricia Moreno. I am a pediatric orthopedic surgeon in São Paulo, Brazil. My team and I have been directly working with Miraclefeet since August 2012 at the Orthopedics Institute of the University of São Paulo.

Miraclefeet helped us establish a new Ponseti clinic and deliver standard of care treatment for children with clubfoot in our area. We have enrolled almost 30 patients in the last 7 months and had no relapse so far. We count on Miraclefeet to have this structure organized the way it is. As the largest hospital in the country and South America, we need to have a solid foundation to help more and more children that come to us with clubfoot and receive the best treatment possible.

With Miraclefeet’s database we have been registering and monitoring our patients and we are very glad to have this in an organized form.

With Miraclefeet’s help our children receive the braces at no cost. Our work with developing the braces and making sure it has all qualities that secure adherence has been very successful. This is very encouraging!

We thank Miraclefeet to be our partner in making possible to create and print very fundamental information for parents and caregivers. This is a crucial part of the work since treatment continues up to four years and we need the child’s family to be adherent.

Most importantly, we have Miraclefeet as our partners because we can develop together and share our thoughts needs. We hope to keep working well together and create a society with no untreated clubfoot.

All the best!

Miraclefeet is an amazing organization. What a gift to be able to donate $250 to change a person's life. I had the opportunity to speak directly with the passionate leader of this organization. miraclefeet makes me feel as if I am in some way doing something good for the world.

I work for Steps Charity SA and miraclefeet is our partner here in South Africa.
I started as coordinator at the beginning of this year and I am blown away by what a wonderful organisation miraclefeet is.
It can be tedious training new personnel and with the logistics involved, can be even more so. Not once have any of the staff made us here at Steps feel like we are a burden or are asking foolish questions, even when we do! There is always someone to answer whatever questions we have. We have amazing support, backup and most importantly, follow-through. What's more, everyone is always in good spirits.

In all my dealings with miraclefeet, one thing is very clear: It's all for the children. Every bit!

miraclefeet also trust us here at Steps SA to know what local needs are. They respect the relationships Steps has built up over the years with various doctors, hospitals, health workers etc.
There is no wrong with miraclefeet, only, "How do we solve this problem, how can we help?"

With miraclefeet's backing and example, Steps is able to now reach far and wide and get to those who previously would have gone untreated. Steps grows daily and to know that there is support in so many ways, gives peace of mind as well as motivation.

Steps looks forward to the growth of this partnership. Everyday is a learning day and with the happy ending our story has, it makes every minute worthwhile!

Hello, my name is Rebecca Lopez. I really love this organization because I like helping people, but what I really love is helping children. All children deserve to have a normal life in society, have the right to grow and develop without the need to be despised by all. There is no feeling more rewarding than seeing the joy of a parent to see your child improve with treatment, this is priceless.
Through miraclefeet smiles I've seen many parents as also certain patients 7-14 years of age. I admire the work that miraclefeet done in my country and I hope to continue to contribute to many more children receive free treatment.
Spending time with this organization encourages me to continue my work to see many more smiles.