GIVE THE
Gift of
walking
OUR MISSION
To perform surgical care of disabling foot and ankle deformities in under-served regions of the world, while simultaneously educating orthopedic surgeons in various treatment alternatives. We believe that surgeon education will ultimately translate into helping thousands of people worldwide.
What we do at Steps2Walk
Humanitarian foot & ankle surgeries targeting countries and individuals with the greatest needs and fewest resources.
Our Mission
To perform surgical care of disabling foot and ankle deformities in under-served regions of the world, while simultaneously educating orthopedic surgeons in various treatment alternatives. We believe that surgeon education will ultimately translate into helping thousands of people worldwide.
Our Vision
Our vision is a world where orthopedic foot and ankle care is available to everyone in every region of the world. The expanded goal of Steps2Walk is to specifically focus on humanitarian foot and ankle care in countries where the need is the greatest, where resources are few.
GET INVOLVED
Become a volunteer faculty in our programs
Support Steps2Walk with your Talents, Energy and/or Resources
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Join us. Be a volunteer and register to become a part of the movement and improve the way the world treats foot and ankle deformities. If you are new to Steps2Walk and are interested in learning more about how we conduct our programs, the types of surgeries we perform, and how to get involved, please visit the Faculty page. Learn More
If you are familiar with our process and want to be considered as a volunteer, please use our Express Registration form and submit your candidacy for your preferred programs.
Our Patients
Most of our patients suffer from foot and ankle deformities and have not walked with the foot flat on the ground for years, some for decades and the change in their lives is heart-wrenching to see during follow up visits.
We treat disabling deformities that limit our patients from leading productive lives. For most of our patients, these ailments have persisted through childhood and into adulthood and limit their productivity, participation in household and community activities, and lead to profound and permanent psychological impairment.
Many of these deformities are very complex and even with modern facilities, our humanitarian programs are faced with difficult decisions and little equipment with which to work. To give our patients the best possible outcome, we spend a significant deal of time advance planning in order to implement treatment in the most sustainable way. While this is always a challenge, it is incredibly rewarding.
“We could not do our work without generous and compassionate support. Your interest in caring for these disabled patients who come to us looking for an end to their suffering and poor quality of life is inspiring and we thank you for thinking of us”
Steps2Walk Team
Around the world, there are millions of children and adults living with untreated foot and ankle deformities and injuries. Taking care of these profoundly limited individuals limited by disabling foot and ankle deformities in our international communities, is not only a privilege but our obligation. With your donaton, we can realistically accomplish our vision.