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Logo Donate Monthly One-time Menu Close Manage Your Account Smile Shop Student Programs Medical Volunteers En español facebook twitter youtube instagram medium linkedin Our Care Global Outreach Program Schedule Where We Work The Next Decade Stories You Make Possible Ways to Give Give Monthly Memorial Gifts Planned Giving Gifts-In-Kind Give Stock Donate a VehicleAbout and Cleft Conditions Our Vision Leadership Research Accountability Email Search SearchSubmit Search Donate Monthly One-time Manage Your Account Smile Shop Student Programs Medical Volunteers En español facebook twitter youtube instagram medium linkedin Intro Appeal This Mother’s Day, Help Moms Go Miles. Moms go the distance for their children. Help us bring cleft care closer to them. Read about Our Care Give Monthly Image Image Cards Image Q&A with Dr. Wone Banda Dr. Wone Banda is currently the only female certified plastic surgeon delivering care in Malawi. Image Leao’s Odyssey Leao and his mother, Gabriela, journeyed for days to get to a better life. Image A Stranger’s Kindness Ephraim was filling gas tanks at work when the kindness of an unnamed gentleman changed his life. Content Components We are , providing more than 40 years of safe cleft care across the world. Our founders, Dr. Bill and Kathy Magee, continue to lead the organization, transforming lives through free cleft surgeries and comprehensive care.Image Image Donation Form Title Donate today Donation Form Appeal Your kind donation contributes towards life-saving treatment for children across the world. 15 30 50 100 Other Amount Single Donation: Button Label Donate Monthly Donation: Button Label Donate Monthly Image Image Title What is a cleft condition? A cleft condition is a gap in the mouth that didn’t close during the early stages of pregnancy, and this happens more often than you may realize. It is estimated that, worldwide, a child is born every three minutes with a cleft condition. Learn More Donate Now Care and Treatment Title Comprehensive care from the start to the end. As well as life-changing cleft surgery, provides comprehensive cleft care including nutrition dentistry, orthodontics, speech therapy, and psychosocial care. Learn More Cards Image Image Header Surgery Timely cleft surgery is essential to a patient’s long-term health and well-being. Image Image Header Nutrition A cleft condition can cause malnourishment. Our nutritional support helps patients grow healthy for surgery. Image Image Header Dentistry Dentists provide specialized procedures and create devices that improve patients’ surgical results and overall health. Image Image Header Orthodontics Orthodontic care is also crucial to a patient’s healthy oral development and personal confidence. Image Image Header Psychosocial Care Certified psychosocial care providers help patients and families throughout the course of their treatment. Image Image Header Speech Speech therapists help patients speak more clearly and teach parents feeding techniques for their babies. Cards Image Image Header Surgery Timely cleft surgery is essential to a patient’s long-term health and well-being. Image Image Header Nutrition A cleft condition can cause malnourishment. Our nutritional support helps patients grow healthy for surgery. Image Image Header Dentistry Dentists provide specialized procedures and create devices that improve patients’ surgical results and overall health. Image Image Header Orthodontics Orthodontic care is also crucial to a patient’s healthy oral development and personal confidence. Image Image Header Psychosocial Care Certified psychosocial care providers help patients and families throughout the course of their treatment. Image Image Header Speech Speech therapists help patients speak more clearly and teach parents feeding techniques for their babies. Cards Image Subject Name Heydi Age Image Subject Age 3 Image Image Top Hat Inspiring Stories Title Claudina helped deliver her granddaughter, Heydi , in the back of a taxi. But the difficult journey for Heydi was just beginning. Links Read Stories Donate Now Image Subject Name Pedro Age Image Subject Age 5 Image Image Top Hat Inspiring Stories Title Maribelis and her son, Pedro , fled their home. It was in a refugee camp in Colombia where Marbelis found hope and care for Pedro. Links Read Stories Donate Now Where We Work Title We are committed to care across the world. With 6,000 volunteers from around the world, is one of the world’s largest volunteer-based nonprofit organizations. Explore Reach Australia established a presence in Australia in 1999. Explore our impact in Australia Bolivia ’s first surgical program in Bolivia was held in 1999. Explore our impact in Bolivia Brazil ’s first surgical program in Brazil was held in 1997. Explore our impact in Brazil Canada established a presence in Canada in 2011. Explore our impact in Canada China ’s first surgical program in China was held in 1991. Explore our impact in China Colombia ’s first surgical program in Colombia was held in 1988. Explore our impact in Colombia Democratic Republic of the Congo ’s first surgical program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was held in 2009. Dominican Republic ’s first surgical program in the Dominican Republic was held in 2009. Explore our impact in Dominican Republic Ecuador ’s first surgical program in Ecuador was held in 1995. Explore our impact in Ecuador Egypt ’s first surgical program in Egypt was held in 2006. Explore our impact in Egypt Ethiopia ’s first surgical program in Ethiopia was held in 2005. Explore our impact in Ethiopia Ghana ’s first surgical program in Ghana was held in 2011. Explore our impact in Ghana Guatemala ’s first surgical program in Guatemala was held in 2011. Explore our impact in Guatemala Haiti ’s first surgical program in Haiti was held in 2008. Honduras ’s first surgical program in Honduras was held in 1997. Explore our impact in Honduras India ’s first surgical program in India was held in 2002. Explore our impact in India Ireland established a presence in Ireland in 2004. Italy established a presence in Italy in 2000. Jordan ’s first surgical program in Jordan was held in 2000. Explore our impact in Jordan Kenya ’s first surgical program in Kenya was held in 1987. Explore our impact in Kenya Madagascar ’s first surgical program in Madagascar was held in 2007. Explore our impact in Madagascar Malawi ’s first surgical program in Malawi was held in 2012. Explore our impact in Malawi Mexico ’s first surgical program in Mexico was held in 2006. Explore our impact in Mexico Morocco ’s first surgical program in Morocco was held in 1998. Explore our impact in Morocco Mozambique ’s first surgical program in Mozambique was held in 2014. Explore our impact in Mozambique Myanmar ’s first surgical program in Myanmar was held in 2010. Norway established a presence in Norway in 2023. Panama ’s first surgical program in Panama was held in 1991. Explore our impact in Panama Paraguay ’s first surgical program in Paraguay was held in 2005. Explore our impact in Paraguay Peru ’s first surgical program in Peru was held in 1999. Explore our impact in Peru Philippines ’s first surgical program in the Philippines was held in 1982. Explore our impact in Philippines Russia ’s first surgical program in Russia was held in 1993. Rwanda ’s first surgical program in Rwanda was held in 2010. Explore our impact in Rwanda South Africa ’s first surgical program in South Africa was held in 2006. Explore our impact in South Africa South Korea established a presence in South Korea in 2012. Sweden established a presence in Sweden in 2010. Explore our impact in Sweden Switzerland established a presence in Switzerland in 2015. Thailand ’s first surgical program in Thailand was held in 1997. Explore our impact in Thailand United Arab Emirates established a presence in the United Arab Emirates in 2011. United Kingdom established a presence in the United Kingdom in 2001. Explore our impact in United Kingdom...