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Robinah's story

Robinah is training to become a fashion designer

Robinah first came to CoRSU in 2011. Her artificial limbs have helped her attend school, and she has now enrolled in a tailoring course.

Care received
Medical rehabilitation
Condition
Limb length difference
Source
First published in the CoRSU Annual Report 2022 and on the CoRSU website, March 2024
Published
A young woman in a white dress and a pink face mask sits on a treatment couch while a clinician in blue scrubs kneels to examine her lower leg.
Robinah during an assessment at CoRSU.

Before CoRSU

Robinah is the second of eight children. The family all live together with their parents in Mukono District.

When she first visited CoRSU in 2011, she had difficulty moving because her left leg was shorter than her right.

Care at CoRSU

Since then, Robinah has had several procedures to correct this, and she now uses artificial limbs. She needs to have them adjusted or replaced as she grows. When her story was first told, she had been receiving care at CoRSU for 11 years.

Robinah is grateful to those who have helped her get her artificial limbs. They have allowed her to attend school and have improved her mobility.

Robinah now

Robinah dreams of becoming a fashion designer and has already enrolled in a tailoring course.

She believes that having a disability does not mean inability, and she hopes to inspire others through her work in the fashion industry.

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