Our team

Clubfoot World advocates the needs of those whose lives are affected by clubfoot. We know what that is like, because we are too. To our personal experience we add our advocacy experience, our professional knowledge and our large network in the field of orthopedics and clubfoot.

Rianne van Pijkeren – Director

Rianne has been working as an Orthopedic shoemaker (pedorthist) for over 20 years and for the past 10 years she has been managing projects in various training courses in the field of orthopedics and shoes in several countries. She has been familiar with clubfoot her whole life as she was born with clubfoot.

Karin Bouwma – Board member

Karin is an experienced clubfoot advocate and boardmember of the Dutch clubfoot foundation since 2013. She is an accomplished communityleader and specialised in patientperspective. She has a daughter with bilateral clubfoot.

Robert Boekestijn – Founder

Robert works as a social entrepreneur and investor specialized in public private partnerships. He is an experienced clubfoot advocate as a member of the Dutch clubfoot foundation since 2005. He has a son with bilateral clubfoot.