{"id":10021277,"date":"2023-08-30T18:54:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/uncategorized\/punam-from-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:14:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:14:43","slug":"punam-from-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/cleft-children\/punam-from-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Punam from Umarkot, Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Little Punam is not even half a year old when her family brings her to a cleft treatment mission in Umarkot. The mission is conducted by our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/aid-projects\/pakistan\/\">Pakistani partners around Professor Ganatra<\/a>. Prof. Ganatra leads our project in Pakistan, which is based in Karachi, the capital of the province of Sindh. In order to reach people in rural areas, he and his team regularly travel to other provinces. The mission in Umarkot is accompanied by Dr. Ulrike Laml\u00e9. She oversees this and other of our projects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/about-dckh\/organisation\/#volunteers\">on a voluntary basis <\/a>and operates alongside Prof. Ganatra and his team on this mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-difficult-start-in-life-punam-s-story\">A difficult start in life: Punam&#8217;s story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10021223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994-390x520.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"10021223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994-390x520.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Punam&#8217;s mother hopes for help for her daughter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10021222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942-390x520.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"10021222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569942-390x520.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After the surgery, the family dotes over the tiny girl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10021226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2-390x520.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"10021226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz2-390x520.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Punam&#8217;s family is not the only one that has come seeking help for their children.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the region around Umarkot, many people are of Hindu descent. Punam&#8217;s family is among them. Punam is a Hindu name meaning &#8216;full moon&#8217;. The girl is the youngest of seven children. A large cleft lip disfigures Punam&#8217;s face, and her palate is also affected by a cleft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;How can I smile? We have nothing to smile about,&#8221; Punam&#8217;s mother tells us when we ask her to smile for the documentation photo ahead of her little daughter&#8217;s surgery. The family is very poor. Punam&#8217;s father works as a day laborer in cotton cultivation. The average daily wage is 200 Pakistani rupees, which is around 65 cents. The three of them traveled to Umarkot by motorbike from their home village, 60 kilometers away. The fuel cost them 1,000 rupees, the wages for five days of hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Punam is very tender and weak. Feeding her is difficult because of the little girl&#8217;s cleft lip and palate. Her mother is very worried for her daughter. When the parents hear about our offer of help and free surgery, they found new hope.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10021228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-343x229.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-743x495.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-266x177.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-390x260.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"10021228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-343x229.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-743x495.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-266x177.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz1-390x260.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Ganatra, our project leader and head surgeon in Pakistan, with a patient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10021300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-390x293.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" data-id=\"10021300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-hilfseinsatz-12-390x293.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Umarkot mission team. Left to right: Dr. Mukesh, Dr. Ulrike Laml\u00e9, Prof. Ganatra, Dr. Zaara, Dr. Dania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But the journey was worth it. Punam receives her surgery from Prof. Ganatra on the first day of the mission. The baby recovers quickly, her parents breathe a sigh of relief. &#8220;I am happy, that my child is alive&#8221;, Punam&#8217;s mother says after the surgery, smiling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope that Punam&#8217;s parents will bring her back the next time Prof. Ganatra is in Umarkot, so that Punam&#8217;s cleft palate can also be closed. This second surgery is just as important for Punam as the first one: It will help her speak <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A child&#8217;s life, a mother&#8217;s happiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Punam&#8217;s story is exemplary for many family stories in rural Pakistan. The families are very poor and suffer great material deprivation. <strong>Especially the mothers of our little patients around the world bear a great burden.<\/strong> Helping and supporting them is part of our work. With each surgery, we can change a child&#8217;s life &#8211; and make a mother very happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10021216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941-266x200.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941-743x557.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941-390x293.jpeg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"10021216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941-266x200.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941-743x557.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-569941-390x293.jpeg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A cleft surgery only takes an hour. But it makes a huge difference for Punam and her loved ones. Punam before the surgery&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10021219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post-390x293.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"10021219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10021219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pakistan-umarkot-punam-56994_post-390x293.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8230; and after. In Punam&#8217;s age, the surgery scar heals particularly well. Soon, almost no visible trace will remain of her cleft lip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It always makes us happy to see the great work our local partners on the ground in Pakistan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/aid-projects\/\">and around the world<\/a> are doing, how valuable our work is for the patients and their families, what a great burden and worry we can relieve them of. This is only possible thanks to our donors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/donation-form\/\">Your donations<\/a> are the foundation of our help. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punam was born in Umarkot, Pakistan, with a cleft lip and palate. The family is poor and cannot afford treatment. 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