Mossy Foot Project USA

Welcome

Welcome to the online home of Mossy Foot Project, a volunteer organization which raises awareness and funding to support the work of the Mossy Foot Treatment and Prevention Association in Ethiopia. Read more

Treatment

In the southern province of Wolaitta there are over 152,000 people afflicted with Mossy Foot disease. The Mossy Treatment and Prevention Association is the only NGO (Non Governmental Organization) in Ethiopia that deals with podoconiosis. Throughout Ethiopia there are approximately one million people suffering from Mossy Foot disease. Read more

History

The history of Mossy Foot centers on those living an agrarian lifestyle in rural Ethiopia, where farmers working barefoot in volcanic soil and microscopic particles of volcanic glass penetrate through the pores into the lymphatic system. Read more

Donate

Mossy Foot Project USA welcomes your participation in our goal to eradicate this disfiguring and debilitating disease. Whether you wish to volunteer your time or make a donation, we appreciate your interest. Read more

Welcome to the Mossy Foot Project

Mossy Foot disease (podoconiosis) is a terribly debilitating foot disease which causes great suffering physically, socially, and economically. Due to the general lack of knowledge concerning the disease, people are treated as lepers. Children have to drop out of school. Many are disowned by family members. No one wants to employ or marry someone who has this dreaded disease. Some even starve to death.

The Mossy Foot Project raises awareness and funding to support the work of the Mossy Foot Treatment and Prevention Association in Ethiopia. The Mossy Foot Treatment and Prevention Association currently has fifteen clinics in southern Ethiopia where they treat the people who have podoconiosis. It provides vocational training for these people and is working on prevention through providing shoes for the children of those who have Mossy Foot disease.

How can you help?

The Mossy Foot project which provides clinics, supplies, special shoes and foot treatment is the only one of its kind in Ethiopia. Money is collected from patients if they are able to pay, but this accounts for only 1% of total expenses. The other 99% is met by donations from Churches and caring Christians.

Will you help? The project provides for the treatment of Mossy Foot patients at ten rural clinics in addition to a main office and treatment center in Soddo, Ethiopia.

Make a Gift

Now is the time to take action. Please consider making a donation now to The Mossy Foot Project. Your gift is entirely tax deductible, but more important, it will help us continue our fight against the dreaded affliction that scars so many people for life.

Click here to make a gift now. We thank you for your kindness and generosity.