by MossyFoot | Dec 6, 2013
Megiso Mena was born in a remote area of Woilatta and never had the opportunity to attend school, but he was talented and hardworking and became a successful farmer. He also grew and traded coffee. Because he had money and was strong, his neighbors respected him and...
by MossyFoot | Nov 17, 2013
If I stay longer in Soddo, I am sure I will get well completely. Then when I get back to my home, I can start school. I want to be a doctor when I get older so I can help people in the way I have been helped. Abraham Fantahun was 13 when he first came to the Mossy...
by MossyFoot | Feb 17, 2013
This is Ato (Mr.) Anjulo’s story about how the Mossy Foot Project has helped transform his life. I am a changed man both physically and spiritually. I was a pastor in a church when I developed mossy foot disease. As my feet swelled and large, bumpy growths appeared...
by MossyFoot | Nov 24, 2011
My name is Zelalem Dubale. My two older siblings and our mother were left alone when my father died many years ago. One of my sisters died a few days after I was born. My father was a farmer for many years. He and my mother never wore shoes while farming. He left no...
by MossyFoot | Jul 31, 2011
My name is Aster Lemma and I am 35 years old. I am a woman with many different interesting and touching stories. Before I was married as a teenager, I experienced problems with my feet, which created many struggles in my life. I could not afford to buy and wear shoes....
by MossyFoot | Oct 14, 2010
The impact of mossy foot disease is far wider than the health issue that presents such a visible need. Hundreds of women have been abandoned by their husbands as a result of the stigma associated with this disease, leaving them with no means to live and support...
