The IREDE Foundation

The IREDE Foundation was founded in 2012 by Crystal Chigbu , Mother of IREDE Beulah Chigbu, born with a missing tibia and patella of her right leg. Crystal and her husband, Zubby were told that the only option for Beulah for a functionally mobile life was amputation and prosthesis. It took over 2 years for Crystal and Zubby to accept the reality, have the surgery and give Beulah prosthesic leg. The experience inspired the birthing of The IREDE Foundation. In the 2years of existence The IREDE Foundation has provided 16 limbs for children across Nigeria. Raising awareness of amputation in the developing world with over 2000 people reached across Nigeria. The Foundations also organizes an annual Awareness walk tagged "OUT ON A LIMB ". This initiative in the just concluded 2nd edition, April 2014 had over 700 people in attendance.