by Smriti | Nov 16, 2020 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, News, Non Profit Charity Organizations, Uncategorized
Transforming Faces’ 20 year commitment to transparency and accountability remains firmly anchored, despite the pandemic. From the beginning, we have supported the work of local cleft professionals. Working as a team, they have the knowledge, facilities and specialized...
by Smriti | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Five years ago, Kalid was born with a cleft lip and palate in West Haraghe, a region of Ethiopia over ten hours away from the capital of Addis Ababa. His family did not know who to turn to for support and his ability to speak clearly and participate in school was...
by Smriti | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are many challenges to providing comprehensive care in northern Thailand, Laos and Myanmar from border crossings and the long distances families have to travel, to language barriers and a lack of awareness about treatment options. Over the last 20 years TF has...
by Smriti | Nov 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Kyomuhendo was expecting twin girls, but she was shocked to discover that her daughter Prossy was born with a cleft lip and palate. Her midwife was quick to identify the common birth anomaly, affecting an estimated 1,100 births in Uganda each year. She referred...
by Smriti | Sep 24, 2020 | Cleft Palate Foundation, Myanmar, News, Stories
Though the border between Thailand and Myanmar has remained closed since March 25, 2020 due to COVID travel restrictions, TF’s local partner, the Northern Women’s Development Foundation (NWDF), continues to support virtual speech and counselling support while...