CURE Zambia Partners With Limb Kind Foundation To Help More Kids Walk Again

When a child loses mobility, the world around them can suddenly feel much smaller.

However, for children living with limb differences, having an assistive device, such as a prosthetic, has a significant impact. A prosthetic offers a life-changing solution. By replacing a missing limb, it supports healthy growth, balance, and coordination while restoring independence and mobility. When fitted early and adjusted as a child grows, a prosthetic device enables children to participate fully in school and community life, helping them build confidence, dignity, and opportunities for a healthier, more independent future.

Rising to the need to reach even more vulnerable children with corrective disabilities, Beit-CURE Children’s Hospital (CURE Zambia) marked another notable milestone through a new partnership with the Limb Kind Foundation, a non-profit organisation that supports children living with limb loss by restoring their confidence and mobility by providing high-quality prosthetic limbs completely free of charge.

 

 

Since the official launch of CURE Zambia’s prosthetics and orthotics (P&O) department in December 2024, there has been an overwhelming response from the Zambian community, with an increasing number of children being booked to visit the workshop. In the last 21 months alone, the hospital has fitted 1,211 prosthetic and orthotic devices. This partnership comes at a great time and will help supplement CURE’s efforts to ensure that even more children access prosthetic limbs at no cost to their families.

“The need for prosthetic care in the countries where CURE exists is huge, and having seen the great work the Limb Kind does at our existing hospitals in Philippines, Ethiopia, and Kenya, it felt right that we extend the partnership to Zambia, and CURE’s the goal is to extend P&O services to all the CURE hospitals that offer orthopaedic services,” said CURE International’s Director of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Margaret Guyan. “The energy and mentorship that the Limb Kind team brings is heartwarming and life-changing for the kids.”

 

 

A Shared Mission, with Global Impact

This year marked Limb Kind’s second visit to Zambia, led by its founder and certified prosthetist, Robert Schulman. His passion for restoring mobility in underserved communities has taken his team across the globe. Limb Kind’s mission is simple yet transformative: to give every child the chance to walk, play, and dream freely again. This mission closely aligns with CURE’s calling to heal the sick and proclaim the Kingdom of God. What makes the Limb Kind Foundation team composition unique is that it includes mentors with lived experience using prosthetic and orthotic devices, who are able to encourage and inspire children by sharing their own journeys and serving as positive role models.

 

 

Beyond patient care, the partnership also strengthened clinical capacity. The Limb Kind team worked closely with CURE Zambia’s prosthetics and orthotics staff, exchanging ideas, refining techniques, and sharing expertise that will continue to benefit children long after the visit ended.

 

 

“From the very beginning, we knew CURE was the right partner. We’ve seen children walk away not only with prosthetic limbs, but with renewed confidence and hope,” said Robert Schulman, founder of the Limb Kind Foundation and certified prosthetist, “What makes this partnership so powerful is having a trusted team on the ground, people who care for the children as if they were their own and ensure that their needs are met long after we leave. Together, Limb Kind and CURE are giving children in low-resource settings the gift of mobility, and with it, the opportunity to live full, independent lives.”

 

Transforming Lives Through Mobility

Growing up without a prosthetic places a child at serious physical and emotional risk. As their body compensates for a missing limb, children can develop poor posture, spinal and joint deformities, muscle imbalance, and chronic pain that worsens over time. Limited mobility often restricts access to school, play, and everyday activities, leading to isolation, stigma, and reduced self-confidence during critical stages of development. This was the reality Annie faced from an early age. Without a prosthetic, simple tasks became daily challenges, and opportunities felt out of reach.

“I hate that I had both my legs and one of them was taken away, but now that I am here, I have the chance to walk again,” Annie said as tears ran down her face.

 

At her age, Annie has already endured a painful journey. A childhood accident severely damaged her left leg, leading to an amputation after months of suffering. For years, she struggled to move, relying on painful crutches and missing out on everyday activities other children enjoy.

With support from a local Catholic nun, Annie was referred to Beit CURE Children’s Hospital, where she was assessed and given hope for a better future. Through this partnership, Annie has now received a custom prosthetic leg, giving her the chance to walk again, return to school, and enjoy life alongside her peers. Her journey is evidence that with compassion and partnership, lives can be transformed.

We are grateful to God for strategic partners who help us serve more children.

 

 

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