Beyond the Ghats: Ms. Nitu Gupta and Varanasi’s Educators Unite to Ensure No Child is Left Behind by Clubfoot
In a city as ancient and storied as Varanasi, where every corner breathes history and tradition, a new kind of legacy is being built—one of mobility, health, and inclusive futures. While the world knows Varanasi for its spiritual depth, CURE India (often known as CURE) knows it as a critical frontier in the fight against childhood disability.
Recently, our dedicated District Project Coordinator (DPC), Ms. Nitu Gupta, who operates out of the BHU Trauma Centre, took our mission to the heart of the community. By conducting a successful awareness session at the Primary School in Pisanhariya and the local Anganwadi Centre, CURE India is reinforcing the fact that the first step toward a cure happens exactly where children live and learn.
As one of the Top 10 NGO's in India, CURE India understands that our national presence is only as strong as our local impact. By educating teachers and frontline health workers, we are creating a safety net for every child born with Clubfoot in Uttar Pradesh.
Why focus on a primary school and an Anganwadi centre? These are the hubs of a child’s early life. Teachers and Anganwadi workers are often the first to notice if a child is struggling to walk or if a newborn’s feet are turned inward.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the team at Primary School, Pisanhariya: Ms. Kiran Devi (Principal), Ms. Neelam Kumari, Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, and Ms. Anamika Yadav. Their cooperation, along with the dedicated support of Anganwadi workers Ms. Anuradha Devi and Ms. Maya Devi, ensures that "early identification" is not just a medical term, but a community-wide reality.
When we inform these educators, we aren't just giving them a medical fact; we are giving them the power to save a child from a life of avoidable disability. This collaboration is the essence of our social impact.
For many families in Varanasi, the word "deformity" carries a weight of fear and financial worry. Ms. Nitu Gupta’s session was designed to replace that fear with hope. She emphasized that clubfoot is a completely treatable condition through the Ponseti method—the globally recognized, non-surgical gold standard of care.
The treatment is a journey of three critical phases:
Crucially, through CURE India, this entire protocol—including the high-quality braces—is provided as Free Treatment. By removing the cost barrier, we ensure that a family's financial status never dictates a child’s ability to walk.
CURE India is proud to manage the largest clubfoot program in the world, with the most number of clubfoot children treated globally (over 125,000 success stories to date). While we have earned our reputation as a Top 10 NGO in the country, our mission is far from complete.
Currently, CURE India is treating 33% of children born with clubfoot in India. Our RunFree2030 initiative is an ambitious roadmap to change this. Over the next 5 years, we are scaling up to 70% coverage nationwide. Every session held in a Varanasi school brings us one step closer to that 70% goal, ensuring that the "missed" children are found and treated before it's too late.
To our donors, medical professionals, and the general public: your trust is the foundation of our work. Being a Top 10 NGO in India is a responsibility we take seriously. We maintain absolute transparency of fund usage, ensuring that every donation directly supports the field outreach and clinical care necessary to heal a child.
When you contribute to CURE India, you are funding:
The success in Pisanhariya is a reminder that when a community is informed, a child is healed. We invite you to join the RunFree2030 movement:
Together, through the dedication of our team and the support of educators in Varanasi, we are ensuring a healthier, more mobile future for every child. Let’s make "untreated clubfoot" a thing of the past.
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