by Rachel Winer | Nov 1, 2019 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, Ethiopia, Stories, Uganda
You’re listening to Caring for Cleft, an audio series product to you by the team at Transforming Faces. Caring for Cleft tells stories of comprehensive cleft care around the world. Episode 4: CLEFT SURGERY IN EAST AFRICA – PROGRESS TO CELEBRATE! Episode...
by Rachel Winer | Aug 2, 2019 | Ethiopia, Stories
In Ethiopia, cleft lip and palate continues to by highly stigmatized. In many communities, a cleft is still believed to be the result of a curse! Services can be scarce, and TF’s long-time partner, Yekatit 12 Hospital has been the only centre delivering...
by Rachel Winer | Jul 20, 2019 | Comprehensive Cleft Care, Ethiopia, Stories
You’re listening to Caring for Cleft, an audio series product to you by the team at Transforming Faces. Caring for Cleft tells stories of comprehensive cleft care around the world. Episode 2: LAUNCHING THE SPEECH PROFESSION IN ETHIOPIA Episode Overview: Cleft...
by Rachel Winer | Dec 7, 2018 | Ethiopia, Stories
Six-year-old Sara is receiving life-changing cleft care, thanks to Transforming Faces’ Ethiopian partner, and our generous supporters! Today she is thriving – but things were not always easy. Her mother shares Sara’s journey with us. Remembering the...
by Rachel Winer | Oct 10, 2018 | Ethiopia, Stories
A Critical Demand for Speech Services In Ethiopia – a country of over 100 million – about 1 in every 600 babies is born with a cleft lip and palate. Children born with cleft commonly develop speech and communication problems, even after their repair...
