For 15 years, we have restored feet and closed wounds in Eastern Uganda. But we have seen something deeper remain untreated. On February 13, we opened The Brighter Days Mental Health Center, the only facility of its kind in the region, because freedom must reach further than the skin.

Jiggers, also known as tungiasis, are a painful parasitic infestation that affects thousands in Uganda. This post explains why the problem was neglected for so long, and why long-term prevention makes eradication possible.

Walk in Freedom Clinics are Sole Hope partnerships inside government hospitals that treat jiggers, provide shoes, and help people walk again. This model allows Sole Hope to reach communities we cannot regularly access and expand lasting care across Uganda.

For more than fifteen years, Sole Hope has restored dignity through physical healing in Eastern Uganda. But as more than 250,000 people received care for jiggers, our teams saw a deeper need. The Brighter Days Mental Health and Recovery Clinic is the next step, treating the whole person so healing can last.

Every morning at 7 AM, 12-year-old Grace watches her classmates walk past her home in rural Uganda. Grace stays inside. Not because she doesn't want to learn or because her family can't afford school fees. Grace can't go to school because tiny parasites called jiggers have burrowed into her feet, making each step excruciating. She's one of thousands of children in Uganda whose education has been stolen by a disease most of the world has never heard of. But Grace's story doesn't end with missing school. For just $35, you can get one child back in the classroom and transform their entire future.

Discover how Sole Hope helped 9-year-old Wesu overcome a painful jigger infestation and reclaim his childhood. One child’s story of healing, hope, and restored dignity in rural Uganda.

Jiggers are tiny parasites that cause massive pain, disability, and stigma. There is no medicine that cures them. They must be removed by hand. Through mobile clinics and long-term care at The Hope Center, Sole Hope is bringing healing, shoes, and dignity. One foot at a time.

At 15, Kasango dreamed of becoming a mechanic—but jigger wounds made walking unbearable. After a Sole Hope mini-clinic, everything changed. He’s jigger free, back in school, and chasing his dream.

In Uganda, thousands of children suffer from painful foot diseases because they have no shoes. Learn how a simple pair of shoes—and the mission of Sole Hope—is changing lives from the ground up.

At Sole Hope, healing starts with being seen. We don’t just remove jiggers—we restore dignity, protect futures, and walk with children and families in Uganda through every step of recovery. This is more than medical care. It’s hope that lasts.

In sub-Saharan Africa, around 20 million children walk barefoot, braving temperatures up to 100 degrees. Without shoes, everyday journeys to school, home, or work become painful and dangerous. This is the harsh reality faced by many children and adults across the region.

Emerging from the center, Kulyate was a transformed boy - healthy, confident, and bursting with newfound wisdom. The extension worker went the extra mile to ensure that Kulyate's home was safe. And in collaboration with community leaders, they even addressed the issue of…

In the remote Ugandan village of Nabuselele, where simple mud and wattle shelters stand against time, lives a 4-year-old boy named Gafra.

This month's impact story is about Koa, an 8-year-old boy living in Nabuselele Center village, Sironko district. He's the second of three children and lives in a run-down semi-permanent structure with his parents. Life has been challenging for Koa…

Imagine meeting Cleko (not his real name), a 69-year-old resident of Bududa, Uganda. His life was filled with hardships, living in a humble home made of mud and branches and struggling with a severe jigger infestation…