This is a preventable problem. You can help stop it.
In Uganda, children live with jiggers, a preventable parasite that burrows into their feet. The pain can steal school days and keep kids from play.
Jiggers, also called tungiasis, are a sand flea that can lead to infection when left untreated.
Give monthly, give once, gather your people, or partner.
Our Ugandan team runs clinics, washes feet, removes jiggers, and provides shoes.
Feet heal, children return to school, and families breathe again.
“We watched a child go from hiding their feet to dancing outside with the other kids. It was real, and it happened in a day.”
One clear step is enough.
Pick a role that fits your life. Your step helps children in Uganda heal from jiggers and keep walking.
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Join a steady group that keeps clinics moving. Monthly giving helps children heal and stay protected.
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Give a one time gift
Help fund clinic days, jigger removal, and protective shoes. Your gift helps a child take a safer next step.
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Host a shoe cutting party
Gather your people and cut denim that becomes shoes in Uganda. It’s hands on help that turns into protection.
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Partner as a church or business
Sponsor clinics and fund long term care in Uganda. Bring your community into lasting impact.
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A small group of annual partners who underwrite this work year after year. Your commitment helps clinics stay open, teams respond quickly, and children receive care the moment they arrive in pain.
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Join a Hope in Action trip and meet the children and families you are helping. Serve at footwashing clinics. Sit with stories. Watch pain turn into relief in real time.
You’ll come home with names, faces, and a deeper reason to keep showing up.
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Questions you might be asking
If you’re new to jiggers, you’re not alone. Here’s what most people want to understand first.
What are jiggers?
Jiggers are a preventable sand flea parasite that burrows into the skin, usually in the feet. They cause pain, swelling, and infection that can make walking unbearable. For many children, this leads to missed school, isolation, and shame.
Why does this go beyond a medical issue?
Jiggers affect a child’s body, mind, and sense of worth. Children are often mocked, avoided, or seen as cursed. Many hide their feet, stop going to school, and begin to believe they don’t matter.
How does Sole Hope help?
Sole Hope addresses jiggers through consistent, on-the-ground care in Uganda. Teams provide footwashing, jigger removal, medical treatment, prevention education, protective shoes, and emotional support. Care continues until children are healed and protected.
What happens at a clinic day?
Clinic days provide immediate care and practical prevention. Children receive footwashing, jigger removal, treatment for infection, and prevention education. Many also receive protective shoes to help prevent reinfestation.
How do shoes help?
Protective shoes help prevent reinfestation and protect healing feet. Shoes are made in Uganda by local artisans using donated denim and recycled tires. This provides jobs while keeping children safe long term.
How can I help right now?
There are several ways to step in, depending on your life and season. You can give monthly or one time, host a shoe cutting party, partner as a church or business, or visit Uganda to see the work in person.
Take one step today.
When a child can walk without pain, school opens up. Play comes back. Confidence grows. Thanks for stepping in.