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The initiative aims to reduce jigger infestations among vulnerable children through footwear support, hygiene awareness and community health education. [Mary Imenza, Standard]
It is a hot afternoon and an eight-year-old Brian Achieno sits quietly on the steps outside his classroom in Busia County, his feet tucked beneath him as other children run across the school compound.
Just months ago, walking for Achieno was painful.
Jiggers had burrowed into his toes, leaving his feet swollen and itchy. Some days, he stayed home from school because the pain was unbearable.
