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2020 Fall Update: Bright Start
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...
TF’s Fall COVID Update
Dear TF Supporters, As with you, the Transforming Faces team in Canada continues to adapt to ‘new normals’ under COVID as some restrictions lift, while others may be poised to be reinstated. I’m pleased to provide you with a brief snapshot of our ongoing work. A...
Local Capacity Building amidst COVID
Sending surgeons, anesthetists and speech therapists from Canada, the USA, UK or Europe to treat patients in resource constrained contexts has never been a part of TF’s approach to cleft care. Current global travel restrictions therefore do not stop families from...
A Covid Update from TF’s Executive Director
Dear TF Supporters, 2020 was shaping up to be a breakthrough year for Transforming Faces in The Before Times. Local partners were expanding the depth and breadth of their care for children and families affected by cleft, and innovative collaborations with other...
Lunch & Learn with TF: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Join TF's Executive Director and Staff for a 30 minute Lunch & Learn on June 4th at 12 noon (EST). Together, we'll celebrate the launch of TF's 2019 Annual Report, dive deeper into our programming in Ethiopia and give an exclusive update on the impact of COVID-19...
Transforming Faces Joins the Face Equality International (FEI) Alliance
In April 2020, TF became a member of Face Equality International (FEI), a world-wide alliance of thirty five NGO members that support and represent people with facial differences. FEI’s vision is in sync with that of TF’s: we want people worldwide, including those...
Innovating Cleft Care Treatments during COVID-19
Hospitals worldwide are being cleared to make space for intensive care patients, and physical distancing requirements and lockdowns have necessarily postponed all traditional community-based cleft care. During this stressful time, TF’s local partners are...
A Message from TF’s Executive Director
Dear TF Supporters, These are challenging times. Staying connected is more important than ever. For 20 years, our staff and Board, our international partners, the families affected by cleft lip and palate, and supporters like you have cast a vision: for every child...
Celebrating Progress at the Asian Pacific Cleft Congress
This month, Khon Kaen University in Northern Thailand hosted the prestigious Asia Pacific Cleft Congress. The conference was led by friend and partner of Transforming Faces, Dr. Bowornsilp Chowchuen, and attendees included many of TF’s partners in the region.
