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Free Cleft Surgery for 400 Poor Children in India
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Summary
The Smile Train is dedicated to helping the millions of children in India who suffer from unrepaired cleft lips & palates by providing free surgery, giving them a new smile, new hope, & new beginning.
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Received $3,938 from 41 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Each year about 24,000 Indian babies are born with cleft lips and palates. Approximately 799,000 of these children need medical care to lead productive lives. Because of their defect, they are often abandoned at birth. The greatest tragedy is that cleft surgery is a simple procedure that takes as little as 45 minutes and can cost as little as $250. This surgery gives hope and a new beginning to children who otherwise would lead lives of isolation and shame.
Activities
Each child who undergoes cleft surgery is given a second chance at life. The surgery takes 45 minutes, but the impact lasts a lifetime. After years of living in shame and isolation, the children can finally go to school and lead happy lives.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,938
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $96,062
Total Funding Goal: $100,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Children’s lives will be changed forever. Their family’s dignity is restored and the medical community benefits. Trained Smile Train doctors share their surgical skills with new doctors assuring that cleft care will be available for years to come.
Project Message
Many children with cleft in India lead lives of isolation and shame. They are left to beg on the street or hidden away by their families. The Smile Train gives these children hope for a new life.
- Satish Kalra, regional director of southeast Asia
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on July 24, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 10, 2005.
Latest Update from the Field
India Update
By Michele Sinesky - Donor Relations Manager, July 24, 2008 11:05 PM
In 9 years, Smile Train has helped more than 129,000 children in India, giving them a new smile and a second chance at life. Completing 10,000 more surgeries this year than last year, Smile Train partners with 184 local hospitals. The goal for 2009 is to help 50,000 poor children in India and create 160 new partner hospitals.
The Smile Train is dedicated to helping the millions of poor children in the world who suffer from cleft lip and palate through free surgery and free training for doctors. The free surgery and related treatment that The Smile Train sponsors are performed by local medical teams in local hospitals in developing countries. This “teach a man to fish” strategy builds in-country capacity while helping very poor but very proud communities become self-sufficient, one smile at a time.
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