Walk in Freedom Clinics: The Next Step in Ending Jiggers in Uganda

If a child cannot walk, everything changes.

School stops. Work stops. Isolation begins.

Jiggers are treatable. But for many families in Uganda, treatment is too far away to reach.

For fifteen years, Sole Hope has stepped into that gap. Through mobile clinics, prevention education, and long-term care at The Hope Center in Jinja, we have seen what happens when healing is made accessible.

Communities stabilized.
Recurrence dropped.
Children returned to school.

When health is restored, hope returns.

That success revealed something bigger.

The real barrier is not knowledge.
It is access.

Families already rely on government hospitals. These facilities are trusted. They are permanent. They are part of the community.

But most have never been trained to treat jiggers. They lack tools. They lack protective shoes. A condition that is treatable becomes a long-term burden.

We believe no child should be left suffering because care is out of reach.

Walk in Freedom Clinics

Walk in Freedom Clinics are Sole Hope partnerships inside government hospitals.

We do not build new structures.
We strengthen what is already there.

We train medical staff in safe jigger removal.
We equip facilities with proper tools and supplies.
We provide prevention education.
We ensure every treated patient receives protective shoes.

Care becomes local.
Care becomes consistent.
Care becomes sustainable.

This is how we live out the belief that every person carries dignity and worth.

What One Clinic Makes Possible

One Walk in Freedom Clinic treats an average of 60 people every month.

That is 720 people every year in one community.

Across six active clinics, 4,320 people receive treatment, shoes, and prevention education annually.

Over four years, more than 17,000 individuals will walk without pain because care was placed inside the systems their communities already trust.

This is not temporary relief.

It is capacity built inside a public health system. It is faith expressed through practical action.

The Investment

Launching a clinic requires a one-time investment of $10,000 for training and setup.

Sustaining a clinic costs $30,000 per year.

$40,000 fully funds a clinic in its first year. After that, $30,000 annually sustains it.

Right now, six clinics are operating. They are treating patients every month.

But they are being funded from Sole Hope’s general operating budget.

We are inviting six sponsors, one for each clinic, to fully sustain this work long term.

Why This Model Works

It multiplies reach without multiplying infrastructure.

It trains local providers instead of replacing them.

It strengthens systems instead of creating dependency.

And it reflects a simple conviction: love is not abstract. It shows up. It restores. It walks with people until they can stand again.

The Invitation

If you believe that compassion should move toward suffering, this is clear.

One clinic.
720 people served every year.
A government hospital strengthened.
A community restored.

We are inviting six partners to sponsor one Walk in Freedom Clinic each.

When geography no longer limits access to treatment, children walk back into school. Parents return to work. Families regain stability.

A child who cannot walk does not need a new program.

They need care close to home.

Walk in Freedom Clinics make that possible.