Saliou was too young to realize that he was different. At 2 years old, the little boy had no idea that his cleft lip set him...

When she was 15 years old, a small lump appeared on Gnilane’s face. Thinking it would one day go away, she didn’t let it dim her passion...

When she was just a baby, her parents noticed a small lump growing above her left eye. By the time she was 5 years old...

When she was a child, Marie Madeleine developed a muscle contracture in her leg. As she continued to grow, her knee hyperextended backward...

The village in Senegal that Mouhamed and his family call home isn’t even on the map. To reach it, you must follow a red dirt road for miles...

Aliou was just 3 years old when his blanket ignited while sitting around a fire—severely burning his upper body. As his burns healed, his arm...

Seven-month-old Mariama is a lively, healthy baby except for a severe cleft that strains her smile and makes eating...

Four-year-old Mansare had struggled all his short life with a condition known as "bowed legs", which made...

Houssainatou's childhood was defined by a painful tumor that had grown steadily in her mouth since she was a toddler...

Imagine living in pain and ridiculed by your community for a condition that you had no way of escaping — conditions such as bowed legs, burn...

Mariam, a successful Guinean businesswoman, was passing through a village when she spotted a group of children by the side of the road. As she...