Zero jiggers.
Nothing less.
Everyone walking free.
A parasitic infection is stealing childhood from kids in Uganda. We treat it, prevent it, and we won't stop until it's gone.
A tiny parasite with a devastating reach.
Jiggers are parasitic sand fleas that burrow into bare feet. The pain, swelling, and open wounds they cause make it hard for a child to walk, sleep, or go to school.
In rural Uganda, jiggers spread fast where families don't have safe shoes or nearby medical care. But the suffering goes beyond the physical.
Children with jiggers are called cursed. Untouchable. They get pulled out of school. Parents lose work. Families carry shame that can last a lifetime.
This is a preventable problem. And it has a solution.
Learn more about jiggers →Jigger rates in the Busoga region are down 80%.
It started with weekly mobile foot-washing and medical clinics. Teams traveling into schools and villages, washing feet, removing jiggers, treating wounds, and providing shoes. Week after week. Year after year.
Then came Walk In Freedom Clinics inside government hospitals, making care permanent and local. Trained staff. Community education. Protective shoes. All of it working together over time.
We're not guessing at what works anymore. We know exactly what it takes. And we're building six more clinics to take it further.
He used to hide his feet.
This is what healing looks like.
From hiding in pain to running again.
Paul used to hide his feet. The pain from jiggers kept him from walking without fear and made school feel impossible. He worried others would notice. Or worse, decide he wasn't worth being around.
When Paul came to Sole Hope, he received gentle care, clean bandages, and new shoes. He heard words of encouragement. He felt the kind of welcome every child deserves.
"Now I can run again. I can go back to school."Read more stories →
Three programs. One goal.
Treatment close to home. Prevention that lasts. And care for the whole person. This is how we get to zero.
Walk In Freedom Clinics
We partner with government hospitals so jigger care becomes permanent and local. Patients receive treatment, prevention education, and protective shoes right where they already seek care.
Learn how it works →
Mobile Medical Clinics
For 16 years, we've traveled into schools and villages to wash feet, remove jiggers, treat wounds, teach hygiene, and provide shoes. We return until communities stay jigger free.
See the clinic process →
Brighter Days Mental Health
When trauma and depression go untreated, physical healing often doesn't hold. Brighter Days provides mental health and recovery care so families can rebuild fully.
Explore Brighter Days →What your support has already done.
These aren't projections. This is what has actually happened because donors like you chose to give.
Every gift moves us closer to zero.
$35 covers everything for one child: shoemaking, jigger removal, wound care, hygiene education, and protective shoes. Every dollar moves us closer to zero.
Zero jiggers.
Nothing less.
Busoga showed what's possible. Jigger rates down 80%. Communities walking free. Now we're taking it further. Six new Freedom Clinics. Thousands more patients. One clear goal.