The youngest of three siblings, Zamoyoni is an active and friendly three-year-old boy living in Tanzania. He loves playing in the mud with tin cans and enjoys the company of other children. But a condition called clubfoot prevents him from walking normally.
“I know how it feels not to be able to walk on plantigrade,” says Zamoyoni’s father, himself and two of his other children having the same congenital deformity as his youngest son.
Clubfoot is a common birth defect and is usually treated at birth. However, if left untreated, Zamoyoni will be at risk of developing early osteoarthritis of the feet. Zamoyoni has been using the lateral aspect of his feet ever since he started to walk. “I am not very old,” Zamoyoni’s father says, “but there are days when I struggle going to the farm because of pain,” says Zamoyoni’s father when thinking of his Zamoyoni’s future with the same condition he has.
Zamoyoni’s parents are small-scale farmers, growing and selling maize, sunflower and peanuts; putting together the funds and finding treatment has been a challenge.
For $1,160, we can directly fund Zamoyoni’s operation and correct the bones in his feet so he can walk. Let’s help Zamoyoni get the care he needs and be the first of his family with clubfoot to walk firmly on both feet!