Happy is a four-year-old girl from Tanzania who is the seventh of eight children. Her parents are peasant farmers who farm maize and vegetables.
Happy was born with club feet, a condition that causes her feet to turn inward. When she was seven months old she received treatment, which included serial casting and a tenotomy (surgical cutting of a tendon). However, Happy’s mother didn’t see much improvement and no longer had the bus fare to get to the treating hospital. She now needs surgery to correct her club feet permanently, so she can walk straight and without pain.
Happy is a sweet girl who likes to play with the other children. For $1,160, Happy will receive the surgery and care that she needs to walk straight again.
“I hope that Happy will have her feet straightened properly this time and will be able to wear normal shoes,” her mother shared.