Aid for children with cleft lip and palate
Aid for children with cleft and lip palate
We provide life-transforming surgeries and treatments for children with cleft lip and palate in our project countries. Make a difference with your donation.
We provide life-transforming surgeries and treatments for children with cleft lip and palate in our project countries. Make a difference with your donation.
Tarija, Bolivia
Bogra, Bangladesh
Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common birth defects; one out of 500 newborn children is affected. Many children from families in developing countries often do not have access to a qualified medical treatment. Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe funds the necessary surgeries and followup therapies they need.
With success: In the first 20 years of our association's history since 2002, more than 80,000 surgeries–and with them happier lives for thousands of cleft children–were enabled.
Without treatment, cleft children are severely impaired in their daily lives. They are often ostracized because of their appearance, and live on the margins of society with their families. Depending on the type and severity of the cleft, they face severe functional impairments. The children cannot swallow, eat or drink properly. As babies, they are often mal- and undernourished, making them susceptible to infectious diseases. In the worst case, their lives can be endangered as a result.
Your donation gives cleft children a chance to live healthy, happy lives.
Since its founding in 2002, Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe has been dedicated to a concrete goal: helping children with cleft lip and palate.
Today, Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe offers help for children with cleft lip and palate at 40 project locations in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
New record number: Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe funded 8,059 cleft operations in 2023.
The success record of our work from 2002 to 2023: 80,551 surgeries for patients with cleft lip and palate.
With a monthly donation of 25 euros, you finance a child's life-changing operation every year.
A small amount that makes a huge difference.
With a monthly donation of 25 euros, you finance a child's life-changing operation every year.
A small amount that makes a huge difference.
What course the life of a child born with cleft takes depends strongly on what country it is born in. In the countries where we are active, the availability of qualified treatment for children with cleft lip and palate cannot be taken for granted. Often, they have to wait years before they can access surgery, or they have to live their entire lives with their very visible malformation. It is our goal to offer a reliable heloing hand for these children and their families. Click here to see in which countries we help patients with cleft lip and palate.
