by Kristian Wykes | Feb 1, 2023 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, India
Speech Therapy Helps Rachel Flourish Eight-year-old Rachel and her family live atop a lush mountain in rural Costa Rica, about 30 minutes from the nearest town – Cartago. She enjoys taking care of her pet hamster, and playing on her swing outside in the fresh air. She...
by Kristian Wykes | Nov 2, 2022 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, India
Vineesh and Cleft: A Supportive Family and Community Vineesh was born in 2012 to a humble family living in the village of Neriya, India near the coastal region of Karnataka. He has two siblings whom he enjoys playing with. Vineesh enthusiastically attends school each...
by Rachel Winer | Nov 19, 2019 | India, Myanmar, Stories, Thailand and Laos
This month, Khon Kaen University in Northern Thailand hosted the prestigious Asian Pacific Cleft Congress. The conference was led by friend and partner of Transforming Faces, Dr. Bowornsilp Chowchuen, a plastic surgeon from the Tawanchai Cleft Centre who has been an...
by Rachel Winer | Sep 16, 2019 | India, Stories
Cleft Lip and Palate in IndiaCleft is one of the most common birth anomalies in the world – affecting approximately 1 in 700 children. As the second most populous country in the world (with a whopping 1.35 billion citizens and growing), it is unsurprising that...
by Rachel Winer | Jul 19, 2019 | India, Stories
Think back to when you were sixteen. Now imagine being sixteen with an unrepaired cleft lip and palate.For 16 years, Bharathi faced shame and stigma at every turn. No one in her small, rural community understood what it meant to be born with a cleft. She wanted to go...
by wpadmin | Dec 22, 2017 | India
The holidays are right around the corner, and for many this is a time of joy and reflection. This is especially true for 6 year old Divya and her family in India. Divya was born in a small, rural village in the Cuddalore district. She has two older sisters, and her...
