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Management change at Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe

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10-09-2021

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We are excited to announce a shift in our management structure here at Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe e.V.! Our co-founder Alexander Gross, who has directed DCKH’s growth from humble beginnings in 2002 to the global NGO we are now, is shifting laterally to the position of chairman of the board. Andrea Weiberg is stepping up to become our new operative managing director. Andrea, whose background is in business administration, has been directing our fundraising and public relations work since 2018.

Together, Alexander and Andrea form our new operational board of directors, supported by our two pro bono board members Prof. Dr. med. Frank Feyerherd (anesthetist) and Tom Schneider (entrepreneur). All four are experienced, long-term hands-on supporters of our global efforts to help cleft children in need.

With this new management structure, Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe e.V. is well set up, going into its 20-year anniversary in 2022, to continue our successful work and provide aid to ever more and more cleft patients in the developing countries.

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Five good reasons to donate for cleft children

Tangible

We dedicate ourselves to a single cause: Treating children with cleft lip and palate. In our project countries, we offer direct medical help for the needy patients and their families. Measurable in the number of surgeries offered.

Comprehensive

Whereever the situation in our project countries allows, we fund additional necessary followup therapies beyond the surgeries, such as speech therapy or orthodontics.

Transparent

Every treatment is documented by our doctors in the project countries in our patient database and verified by us. This way we know that the donations entrusted to us are used properly.

Sustainable

Our goal always is to build sustainable, independently functioning structures in our project countries. To achieve this, we build up long-term partnerships and keep in close touch with our local partners.

Certified

The German Central Institute for Social Matters (DZI) certifies that we use the donations entrusted to us responsibly and properly manner. We have held this certificate continuously since 2012.

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DCKH Cleft children from all over the world From our projects Videos

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14.02.2023/

Pharaoh Tutankhamun – The oldest (and most famous?) known cleft patient?

The ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, who died in 1324 BC, is a historical figure known to many for the sensational artwork found in his tomb, including a spectacular death mask. What is less known is that the young deceased, like many people living today, was born and lived with a cleft palate.

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25.01.2023/

New genetic study sheds light on how cleft lip and palate forms

There is still no reliable method to prevent the development of a cleft lip and palate. This is in no small part due to the fact that there is not one clear cause: Cleft has a multifactorial origin. One important factor is genetic. Here too, however, the situation is not clear-cut - there is no such thing as "the cleft gene". A group of researchers at the University of Bonn has now added to our knowledge about cleft by investigating the 98% of genes that do not themselves directly contain blueprints for proteins.

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