Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe

Aid for children with cleft lip and palate

Aid for children with cleft lip and palate

Every Smile Counts

We provide life-transforming surgeries and treatments for children with cleft lip and palate in our project countries. Make a difference with your donation.

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Every Smile Counts

We provide life-transforming surgeries and treatments for children with cleft lip and palate in our project countries. Make a difference with your donation.

DOnate NOW

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DIRECT & LIFE-CHANGING

We are dedicated to only one mission: providing medical treatment for people with cleft conditions, primarily children. Every operation fundamentally changes a child’s life – visibly, tangibly, and sustainably.

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GLOBAL & LOCAL

Instead of sending doctors from Germany, we rely on the expertise of local medical teams – reliable and rooted in their communities. We work in 15 countries, often in regions where medical care is scarce or unavailable.

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EFFICIENT & EFFECTIVE

The foundation of our work is the support of our donors. For the responsible use of entrusted funds, we have been awarded the DZI Seal of Approval for Charitable Giving. Around 9,000 operations each year mean a future for thousands of children.

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Every child deserves a life of health and dignity.

Just 300 euros can fund a cleft operation in our project countries. Help us make sure safe medical care is not a privilege.

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MADE POSSIBLE BY YOUR DONATION:

(Figures as of December 31, 2025)

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Project locations in 15 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Help where it is needed most.

56

56 local medical teams are treating children with cleft conditions.

Sustainable help that lasts.

8.579

Cleft lip and palate operations performed in 2025.

One operation every 41 minutes.

97.963

Operations performed since our foundation in 2002.

Tens of thousands of young lives changed.

15

Project locations in 15 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Help where it is needed most.

56

56 local medical teams are working to treat children with cleft conditions.

Sustainable help that lasts.

8,579

Cleft lip and/or palate repair operations performed in 2025.

That’s one operation every 41 minutes.

97,963

Operations performed since our foundation in 2002.

Tens of thousands of young lives changed

News

Tuan, 1 year old: Mocked as a “rabbit”

Tuan was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. He lives with his family in a remote mountain region in northern Vietnam. Because of the cleft, he cannot drink properly. He often cries from hunger and gains very little weight. His parents are deeply worried.
Hanoi, Vietnam

In Memoriam: Tom Schneider

We are deeply saddened and heartbroken by the passing of our volunteer board member Tom Schneider. Tom died in a traffic accident. He was 70 years old.