by Kristian Wykes | Sep 2, 2022 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, Costa Rica
Esther & Her Family Access Comprehensive Cleft Care in Uganda Dan, a bicycle mechanic, and Hellen, a stay-at-home mother, reside on the shores of the swampy Lake Kyoga, along with their two children – Janet and Innocent. In mid-2021, they expanded their...
by Kristian Wykes | Aug 26, 2022 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, Costa Rica
Bubbly Samantha's Journey with Cleft and Speech Therapy Samantha is an absolute chatterbox. She is a bubbly and energetic two-year-old, who loves meeting new people. When members of the Transforming Faces’ team visited her family in early April, we noticed this right...
by Kristian Wykes | Apr 8, 2022 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, Ethiopia
Aynalem Learns Feeding Techniques to Help Her Son Thrive Uriel was born in Debre Markos, a small city in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. That he is now a thriving, healthy 1-year-old had almost been beyond hope for his mother, Aynalem. She had never heard of cleft lip...
by Kristian Wykes | Dec 30, 2021 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, Fundraising, Stories, Uganda
Oscar is the fourth child in a growing family living in the rural Kanungu district of Western Uganda, a 10 hour drive from the nearest cleft centre. Upon Oscar’s birth, his mother Judith was given the news that every parent dreads: there is something seriously wrong...
by volunteer | Oct 20, 2021 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, Fundraising, Stories, Uganda
Ivan and Jamirat live modestly in central Uganda’s Rekai district, working as a mechanic and a seamstress. When Jamirat discovered that she was pregnant, the couple was elated. They decided to name their firstborn child Yvonne, and couldn’t wait to...
by volunteer | Jul 13, 2021 | CoCP, Comprehensive Cleft Care, Uncategorized
Transforming Faces (TF) is a founding sponsor of the Circle of Cleft Professionals (CoCP), a growing network of cleft professionals from around the world. On June 2, 2021, the CoCP hosted over 120 cleft professionals from around the globe who came together to...
