Hope Reaches Every Doorstep: CURE India’s Grassroots Outreach in Adilabad Transforms Lives

From Home Visits to Anganwadi Centres: How One-on-One Connections are Securing a Mobile Future for Children in Telangana.

In the mission to eradicate disability caused by clubfoot, the most profound breakthroughs often happen far from the clinical environment—in the homes of families and the vibrant spaces of local Anganwadi Centres. Recently, our dedicated District Programme Coordinator (DPC) for Adilabad, Ms. Vijayalaxmi, demonstrated the power of this direct, community-based approach, ensuring that hope and healthcare reach every doorstep in Telangana.

Bridging the Gap: The Power of Grassroots Presence

Ms. Vijayalaxmi’s recent outreach involved two critical components:

• Direct Home Visitation: Providing personalized support and clinical guidance to the family of a newborn child, ensuring they understand that clubfoot is a treatable condition that requires immediate action.
• Anganwadi Centre Engagement: A visit to the centre at Shyampur, where the focus was on education and strengthening referral networks.

By meeting families where they live and where their children learn, we remove the barriers—both geographical and psychological—that often prevent parents from seeking life-changing treatment.

The Role of the Frontline Hero

We owe a significant debt of gratitude to the Anganwadi Worker at Shyampur. Frontline workers like her are the vital link in our referral chain. Her commitment to connecting families with healthcare services is the reason many children in the Adilabad region have the opportunity to access the Ponseti method—the global gold standard for non-surgical clubfoot treatment.

"When communities, frontline workers, and healthcare teams work together, hope reaches every doorstep. Every home visit and every outreach session is a step toward a disability-free childhood."

CURE India: Scaling Impact with Transparency

As one of the Top 10 NGO’s in India, CURE India is built on institutional credibility and a radical transparency of fund usage. We operate the largest clubfoot program in the world, and our work in Telangana is a key component of our national strategy:

• #RunFree2030: We are on a mission to scale our intervention from 33% to 70% of all children born with clubfoot in India within the next five years.
• Free Treatment: We ensure that financial constraints never prevent a family from receiving the care their child needs.
• Supportive Infrastructure: Through our DPC network, we provide the continuous follow-up care, FAB (Foot Abduction Braces), and parent counseling necessary to ensure successful, long-term outcomes.

Join the Movement

The success in Adilabad is just one example of the ripple effect created by dedicated field outreach. You, too, can be a part of this journey toward mobility:

1. Make a Donation: Your support fuels the outreach activities and clinical materials needed to reach children in the most remote districts. Support us at cure.org.in/donate.
2. Spread the Word: Help us demystify clubfoot. When parents know it is treatable, they act quickly, and the chances of a perfect recovery increase dramatically.
3. Stay Connected: Follow our progress as we continue to work across Telangana and the rest of India toward our #RunFree2030 goal.