The Impact of Tiny Feet Big Steps
Advancing Care of Critically Ill and Premature Babies in Africa
More Than a Conference. A Movement Transforming Neonatal Care Across Africa.
Tiny Feet Big Steps was founded on a simple belief:
When healthcare professionals are equipped with practical knowledge and skills, newborn survival improves.
What began as a conference in Arusha, Tanzania, has become a growing movement that is strengthening neonatal care across Africa.
The Conference Ends. The Impact Begins.
The greatest impact of Tiny Feet Big Steps begins after participants return home. Equipped with practical skills and renewed confidence, they introduce evidence-based protocols, mentor colleagues, strengthen multidisciplinary teams, and lead quality improvement initiatives. Knowledge becomes action, action becomes better care, and better care saves lives.
Continental Impact.
Tiny Feet Big Steps creates a multiplier effect that extends far beyond one conference.
- One physician returns home and improves clinical practice.
- One nurse strengthens an entire NICU team.
- One Every Breath Counts handbook becomes a trusted bedside resource for an entire hospital.
Together, these individual investments strengthen healthcare professionals, hospitals, and healthcare systems across Africa.
Strengthening Hospitals
Across Africa, Tiny Feet Big Steps participants are helping hospitals:
- Introduce evidence-based neonatal protocols
- Improve respiratory support
- Strengthen infection prevention
- Improve nutrition and feeding practices
- Expand family-centered care
- Build stronger multidisciplinary NICU teams
- Develop local educators and mentors
The result is better care for thousands of newborns every year.
Why Healthcare Professionals Attend
Participants consistently describe Tiny Feet Big Steps as a career-changing experience.
They value:
- Practical bedside education
- Hands-on procedural workshops
- African-led collaboration
- International faculty
- Ongoing mentorship
- Professional networks that continue long after the conference
The conference equips healthcare professionals with practical skills they can immediately implement.
Voices of Impact
“The TFBS Conference has truly been a game changer for me… I’m leaving with renewed hope, fresh knowledge, and excitement for the tiny steps I’ll bring back to my unit.”
Dr. Karamaga – Temeke Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania
“Where survival was once unlikely, there is now real hope. Tiny Feet Big Steps is more than an event—it is a catalyst for change, equipping healthcare providers to turn fragile beginnings into thriving futures.”
Dr. Jack Stutner – Kaposwar Mission Hospital, Kenya
“The program has done more than educate; it has changed an old system that accepted excuses for failure into a model of success and accountability.”
Betelihem Arega – St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The TFBS Conference has truly been a game changer for me… learning procedures I once thought were impossible in a limited resource setting”
Dr. Kelvin Sawe – Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam
Why Partners Invest
Supporting Tiny Feet Big Steps is an investment in people.
One scholarship equips a healthcare professional whose knowledge may influence thousands of newborns throughout a career.
One conference strengthens hospitals across Africa.
One partnership creates lasting improvements that extend far beyond a single event.
By investing in Tiny Feet Big Steps, you are helping build Africa’s next generation of neonatal leaders.
Join the Movement
Whether you are a healthcare professional seeking practical neonatal education or a donor looking to make a lasting difference, Tiny Feet Big Steps offers an opportunity to strengthen newborn care across Africa.
Attend. Partner. Sponsor.
Help every newborn have the opportunity not only to survive—but to thrive.