The baby was thrown out with the garbage and ended up in the arms of a rubbish collector. The 50-year old woman cradled the 3-month old baby in her arms when she walked into the AfS clinic in Wenzhou China. She found the baby in a garbage can covered with blood – umbilical still attached. Born with a cleft lip...
The Elisha Family Story
Malas Elisha and his family live in Tanzania. He came with two of his children on the first day of triage. The son he brought had a huge open palate and his 18-month old daughter had a bi-lateral cleft lip that needed repairing. Four out of his five children have clefts, as well as their mother. The two children had...
Meem Akthar
Meem Akthar is a beautiful 8 year old girl with a beaming smile. Meem was born with a cleft palate and tongue tie and was unable to speak. Her surgery was life-changing for her and her family. Alliance for Smiles has transformed the lives of over 6000 children all over the world. Please consider donating today at www.allianceforsmiles.org.
Weining, China
Mission Dates: 2017 Jun 10 to 2017 Jun 24 City, Country: Weining, China Patients: 74 Surgeries: 111 Surgical Value: $421,848.00
Amazing Transformations
Before and after life-changing surgeries to correct cleft lip and cleft palates of children all over the world. Alliance for Smiles has transformed the lives of over 6000 children. Please consider donating today at www.allianceforsmiles.org.
What causes a cleft?
Cleft lip and cleft palate deformities occur in children all over the world. There are many theories about the cause of clefts such as the lack of folic acid in the mother, genetic factors, or nutrition in the mother. However there is no know way to prevent the condition, so until there is a way to prevent clefts, we must...