ISA TanTec generously donates to Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe

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Tom Schneider: Active for cleft children

For entrepreneur and master tanner Thomas Schneider, corporate social responsibility is a guiding principle. As the founder of ISA TanTec, an international group of tanneries, he has long been committed to the advancement of environmentally friendly methods in leather processing. He has been an honorary member of the DCKH board since 2018, filling his position with all his heart and great dedication. He supports our work for cleft children out of the deepest conviction and with great creativity and tireless energy.

He has also brought his ISA TanTec team on board, which supports our work as a multiplier and generous sponsor. Witnessing the work of our aid projects on site is a must for the active entrepreneur. For him, authentic experiences are the prerequisite for convincing other people of our mission and finding supporters. We are always delighted when Tom takes advantage of a stay in his hometown Hinterzarten to come visit us in neighboring Freiburg.

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Visit to our Indian cleft center in Kolkata, August 2018: Thomas Schneider meets patients …

… and head surgeon Dr. Siddhartha.

Summer visit in Freiburg, July 2020: Thomas Schneider with Dr. Ulrike Lamlé (left), Alexander Gross and Nicole Reinbold (right)

Photo collage: ISA TanTec

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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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