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·20.06.2024

Alexander Gross on taking the long view

Our CEO Alexander Gross wrote this text about our aid strategy for our sponsor Sternstunden.

Cleft children News

·10.03.2025

Ayla, 1 year

Litte Ayla was born with a severe cleft lip and palate. Read her success story.

Lubango, Angola

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·07.06.2023

Visiting our aid project for children with cleft lip and palate in Peru

Our largest aid projects for children with congenital cleft lip and palate in South America are located in Bolivia and...

From our projects News

·03.04.2024

Good news from Afghanistan: Surgery numbers triple

After a temporary sharp drop, we were able to help more children with cleft lip and palate in Afghanistan again in 2023.

Cleft children News

·26.02.2026

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

·17.04.2024

Why we should no longer call cleft lip a “harelip”

“Harelip”, “camel’s mouth”, “wolf’s maw”. These terms are not found in an encyclopedia on animal anatomy, but in older works...

Cleft children News

·14.03.2024

Mohsin from Pakistan

Some 17,000 children are born in Pakistan every day. Some 31 of them have a cleft lip and palate. Mohsin from Sindh is one of them.

From our projects News

·01.07.2024

David, our first patient in Popayán, Colombia

Project start in Popayán: David's cleft surgery marks the commencement of work at our second project location in Colombia.

Colombia, Popayán

·14.10.2022

Escaping the vicious circle of poverty

Extreme poverty is far more complex than it might appear at first glance. It is often passed down from generation...

Cleft children News

·29.03.2024

Abdimalik, 1 year

One of our newest projects for children with cleft lip and palate is located in Jijiga, Ethiopia. Abdimalik is one of our first patients.

Jijiga, Ethiopia

·02.09.2024

People with cleft lip and palate in self-help and aid work

Self-help can be a very positive experience for people with cleft lip and palate. We thank all those affected by LKG who support our work.

·24.06.2022

Valuable exchange of experiences at this year’s partner meeting in India

After a two-year pandemic break, our partner meeting in India was finally able to take place again in June. The...

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