Free Cleft Surgery for 400 Poor Children in Brazil

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Summary

Smile Train is dedicated to helping the hundreds of thousands of children in Brazil who suffer from unrepaired cleft lips & palates by providing free surgery. They will get a new smile, new hope.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Each year about 4,500 Brazilian babies are born with cleft lips and palates. Approximately 180,000 of these children need medical care to lead productive lives. Because of their birth defect, they are often abandoned at birth. The greatest technology 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, these children can finally go to school, find a job, and be happy.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $250
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $149,750
Total Funding Goal: $150,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Children’s lives are changed forever. Dignity is restored to the family and the medical community benefits. Newly trained Smile Train doctors share their surgical skills with new doctors ensuring that cleft care will be available for years to come.

Project Message

“The Smile Train continues to be the leading cleft charity in the world by changing the lives of children like the ones living here in Brazil."
- Michele Sinkesy, Donor Relations Manager, Smile Train

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Michele Sinesky,
Special Project Coordinator
41 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10010
United States
+12126899199
Email:

Project Sponsor

The Tech Museum Awards

Organization

The Smile Train
41 Madison Avenue
28th Floor
New York, New York 10010
United States
1-212-689-9199
http://www.smiletrain.org

Learn more about The Smile Train and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Brazil and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Brazil, read the Human Development Report on Brazil or the Wikipedia entry for Brazil.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 22, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 22, 2008.

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