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Ethiopia: Meet Kalid
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...
Uganda: Meet Prossy
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...
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...
