--- title: "The Community. — A Leg To Stand On | Our Impact: CoolKid Stories (2)" description: "Our Impact: CoolKid Stories | Blog of A Leg To Stand On (2)" --- Toggle navigation ![](https://thecommunity.altso.org/hubfs/Blog/icons-mobile-menu.png) [![](https://thecommunity.altso.org/hubfs/Blog/LOGO_ALTSO_White.png)](https://www.altso.org/) ![](https://thecommunity.altso.org/hubfs/Blog/icons-close.png) - [Who We Are.](https://www.altso.org/) - [Why Mobility?](https://www.altso.org/whymobility) - [Our Work.](https://www.altso.org/ourwork) - [CoolKid Stories.](https://www.altso.org/coolkids) - [Take Action.](https://www.altso.org/takeaction) - [CoolKids Club.](https://www.altso.org/ckc) - [Rocktoberfest.](https://www.altso.org/rocktoberfest) - [The Community Blog.](https://thecommunity.altso.org/) - [Donate.](https://www.altso.org/donate) - [![](https://thecommunity.altso.org/hubfs/Blog/icons-facebook.png)](https://www.facebook.com/alegtostandon) - [![](https://thecommunity.altso.org/hubfs/Blog/icons-instagram.png)](http://instagram.com/alegtostandon) - [![](https://thecommunity.altso.org/hubfs/Blog/icons-linkedin.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-leg-to-stand-on) - [![](https://thecommunity.altso.org/hubfs/Blog/icons-twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/ALegToStandOn) - [![](https://thecommunity.altso.org/hubfs/Blog/icon-vimeo.png)](https://vimeo.com/user8076691) The Community. #### Latest Post. ###### December 5, 2023 ##### [Meet Samantha](https://thecommunity.altso.org/meet-samantha) Mobility provides more than immediate treatment; it gives dignity, sparks confidence, and changes the course of their future -- just like 11 year old... [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/meet-samantha) #### All Our Impact: CoolKid Stories (2) Posts. ###### November 16, 2021 ##### [CoolKid Faluha](https://thecommunity.altso.org/meet-faluha) Faluha was born with bilateral clubfoot, a condition in which both feet are rotated inward and downward. Her grandmother, an onion vendor who takes... [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/meet-faluha) ###### November 15, 2021 ##### [CoolKid Purvi](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-purvi) At just three years old, CoolKid Purvi lost her right leg in an accident. Luckily, her parents were able to get her a prosthetic from a local... [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-purvi) ###### October 25, 2021 ##### [JTF x ALTSO: Meet Xeng](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-xeng) In 2016, while riding his motorbike to school, a then 12 year old Xeng got in an accident, resulting in the amputation of his leg. [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-xeng) ###### October 1, 2021 ##### [CoolKid Kadek](https://thecommunity.altso.org/meet-kadek) When CoolKid Kadek was in 3rd grade she lost her right foot and ankle in a motorbike accident. For two months after the accident, Kadek stopped... [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/meet-kadek) ###### September 1, 2021 ##### [CoolKid Muhammad](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-muhammad) 10-year-old, Muhammad was born with cerebral palsy. After being abandoned by his parents at the age of two, Muhammad's paternal grandmother took him... [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-muhammad) ###### August 25, 2021 ##### [How We Are Supporting #WeThe15 as a Disability Focused Nonprofit.](https://thecommunity.altso.org/we-the-15) We are proud to support the Paralympics new campaign, WeThe15! [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/we-the-15) ###### August 18, 2021 ##### [CoolKid Mohamed](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-mohamed) Five year old Mohamed was born with congenital abnormalities. Unable to walk, Mohamed's only source of mobility was to painfully crawl on his hands.... [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-mohamed) ###### August 11, 2021 ##### [CoolKid Wira](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-wira) In 2015, CoolKid Wira was hit by a truck, resulting in the loss of his left foot and ankle. His parents work as local farmers and were unable to... [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-wira) ###### July 26, 2021 ##### [CoolKid Vinit](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-vinit) This July is Disability Pride Month. We are on a mission to provide cool, high-quality, custom fit mobility devices that empower and uplift our... [Read More →](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-vinit) ###### June 23, 2021 ##### [JTF x ALTSO: Meet Latifa](https://thecommunity.altso.org/coolkid-latifa) Meet Latifa, a CoolKid kid in Uganda who just received her first prosthetic limb, thanks to our partnership with Jordan Thomas Foundation (JTF). 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