ABOUT US
MISSION
To offer prosthetic legs and hope to a world in need.
VISION
To ensure all amputees can access the ability to walk. We will design low-cost prosthetic legs and develop prosthetic training programs to train international communities to help themselves.
VALUES
We believe each person has innate value, both to mankind and our Creator. We seek to love and serve our neighbors as ourselves regardless of race, religion, sex, or other distinguishing factors.
OUR STORY
Over a decade ago, Phil Johnson, CPO, was asked to donate parts for a prosthetic leg to a boy in Guatemala. The boy had lost his leg due to electrocution after Hurricane Mitch. Instead, Phil decided to donate himself, and traveled to the highlands of Guatemala to meet the boy.
They arrived after dark to a location with no electricity and swarming with mosquitoes, and Phil decided it would be best to come back in the morning.
The next morning, there were 15 children lined up, all waiting for prosthetic legs, because word had gotten around to the locals that a prosthetic doctor was in town. In that moment, Phil realized that the way we do prosthetics in the U.S. didn’t translate to developing countries, and he set out to invent a low-cost solution that would be available to all.
Utilizing over 30 years of prosthetic experience, Phil began to tinker with his low-cost leg, but life got in the way and the idea was tabled for several years.
In 2013 Phil met a first-year medical student, Michael Mabry, who also shared the passion of helping others. The two decided to take a trip to Honduras in 2014 to assess the needs of amputees in the country. They encountered over fifty patients in just five days, and knew they were onto something. They returned to the U.S. and founded Hope To Walk.
In 2015 Phil and Michael fit their first patient, Carlos, with a low-cost prosthetic leg. And within four years, Hope To Walk has fit over 500 patients in Honduras, Guatemala, Haiti and Vietnam. Hope To Walk continues to grow – helping amputees in developing nations to walk again.
HONDURAS
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TANZANIA
OUR SOLUTION: SIMPLE & FUNCTIONAL
While commercial legs can cost $10,000 - $25,000, Hope To Walk’s prosthetic leg costs just $250 to make. That enables your dollars to go farther, serving 40 - 100 times as many people.
LIGHTWEIGHT
Lightweight design and easy to use
NATURAL MOTION
Foot designed to imitate natural movement
LOCALLY MADE
Most parts of our prosthetic legs are easily found in country
SAME DAY SERVICE
Prosthetic legs measured and fit to the patient the same day
TRAINING
We train people in country so that they can help others
SCALABLE MODEL
Our certified training program helps fill the shortage of technicians worldwide and brings our solution to more countries
Hope To Walk gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our various partners and sponsors.
We couldn't do this without you!
SPONSORS
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
