by Smriti | Mar 25, 2020 | News, Stories, Uncategorized
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... 
by Rachel Winer | Aug 15, 2019 | Argentina, Stories
Tiago loves dinosaurs (what 8-year-old doesn’t?), soccer (he is the local team’s biggest fan!) and sweets (especially the homemade ones his mom is famous for). He shares a home in northern Argentina with three siblings, a cousin and his loving mother.When her... 
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 Rachel Winer | Feb 7, 2019 | Costa Rica, Stories
In 2017, TF began our partnership with Asociacion LPH – an organization that works in collaboration with local health and education ministries to improve cleft care for children and young adults in Costa Rica. Over the past year, LPH and TF have expanded... 
by Rachel Winer | Jan 22, 2019 | Argentina, Stories
Today, TF is celebrating our intrepid Argentinian partner, Fundacion GAVINA! We recently learned that our partner has been awarded special recognition from the provincial government for the fourth consecutive year in a row – recognizing their tremendous impact...