Free Cleft Surgery for 400 Poor Children in Brazil
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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Received $1,365 from 26 donations from people like:
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Sergio
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Daniel
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(Anon.)
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YOU!
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Give now to become donor #27!
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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: $1,365
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $148,635
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 Sinesky, 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
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Project Sponsor
Organization
The Smile Train
41 Madison Avenue 28th Floor
New York,
New York
10010
United States
1-212-689-9199
http://www.smiletrain.org
The Smile Train's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Free Cleft Surgery for 400 Filipino Children |
 Free Cleft Surgery for 400 Poor Children in India |
 Free Cleft Surgery for 600 Poor Chinese Children |
Where this Project is Located
Country
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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 November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 22, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Brazil Update
By Adina Wexelberg-Clouser - Donor Relations Associate, August 06, 2009 11:57 AM
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