{"id":10024195,"date":"2024-04-24T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/uncategorized\/help-for-children-with-cleft-lip-and-palate-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T21:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:44:09","slug":"help-for-children-with-cleft-lip-and-palate-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/from-our-projects\/help-for-children-with-cleft-lip-and-palate-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for children with cleft lip and palate in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For many years, the two oral and maxillofacial surgeons Oliver Blume and Gunther Au-Balbach have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/aid-projects\/#weitere-projekte\">helping children with cleft deformities in East Africa<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n<p>In April 2024, they again went to RwandaThey send pictures and small reports of their work there every day. For us in Freiburg it&#8217;s almost as if we were there alongside them. We would like to share these special impressions with you.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-1440x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-266x200.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-743x557.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-390x293.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-1440x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-266x200.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-743x557.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35-390x293.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.24.35.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The doctors in front of the Rwamagana Hospital, where our Rwandan partner surgeon Dr. Laurent Siborurema works. Far left: Oliver Blume, in the middle Dr. Laurent, second from right: Dr. Emmanuel Munyarugero, right: Gunther Au-Balbach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>At the airport in Kigali, Oli and Gunther are met by the Rwandan surgeon Dr. Laurent Siborurema and accompanied to the first stop of the ten-day mission in Rwamagana. Dr. Laurent was trained by us in cleft surgery. He now operates independently and is a permanent contact point for patients in Rwanda and in our project in Tanzania.<\/p>\n\n<p>In missions like these, many patients have to be well cared for in a short period of time. A well-coordinated team is therefore particularly important. There are often unpredictable situations that require prudence, experience and sometimes improvisational talent. In this situation, Dr. Emmanel Munyarugero, an anesthetist from Uganda, plays an important role. Like Dr. Laurent, he too has been a member of our German-African team from the beginning. After years of successful collaboration, Oli and Gunther know that they can fully rely on his abilities.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-viele-kinder-warten-auf-hilfe\">Many children await help<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 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=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10024182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" data-id=\"10024182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_3fe6e8fa.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A very emotional moment for the mothers: <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10024188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" data-id=\"10024188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_d31b1840.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8230; embracing their children after the surgery, with the clefts closed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10024192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" data-id=\"10024192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.45_e620a371.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adult patients like this man&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10024184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" data-id=\"10024184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_f45a140e.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8230; too require &#8211; and receive &#8211; help, in this case cleft palate surgery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10024180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" data-id=\"10024180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_dacf0d81.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Surgical wounds heal particularly well in small children. Soon there will be almost nothing left to see.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10024185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" data-id=\"10024185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-22-um-18.42.46_fd7d3735.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With a handshake, Gunther discharges one of his little patients into a life without a cleft lip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10024189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" data-id=\"10024189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-266x355.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-743x991.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Bild-2024-04-24-um-19.45.01_496e3828.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Many children like this are waiting around the world for urgently needed medical help. Thanks to our many motivated doctors and donors, we help thousands every year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>Word quickly spreads about the presence of the doctors from Germany. Many more patients are coming than expected. These include some particularly difficult cases, who need correspondingly complex operations. 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A great relief for child and parents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>On the first day the team manages ten operations! At the end of the hard day of surgery, everyone is exhausted &#8211; and equally filled with the happiness and gratitude they experience. It is this very special moment that motivates and drives our doctors again and again: when a mother embraces her newly operated child, the cleft now closed.<\/p>\n\n<p>And then there is another surprise: a visit from Tanzania! Sara received surgery from Oli and Gunther ten years ago, when she was only a baby. Now she proudly greets \u201cher\u201d two doctors \u2013 in German! Her father says that his daughter has decided to learn German. Seeing how well Sara has developed since her operation is very rewarding for the surgeons.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-1440x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-266x200.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-743x557.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-390x293.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-1440x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10024167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-266x200.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-743x557.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56-390x293.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-22-at-09.23.56.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of many touching moments: Sara from Tanzania received surgery for her cleft from Oli and Gunther ten years ago, when she was only a baby. She has come to see them both again. Today she is learning German.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Yesterday the team arrived in Cyangugu, the second stop in their relief mission. They will be providing surgery for more patients here, on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, until Friday. For Oli and Gunther it&#8217;s then time to say goodbye on Saturday. But thanks to Dr. Laurent, our help continues. We ask for your support for this important work. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/donation-form\/\">your donation <\/a>you give children with clefts a real chance to develop healthily and live a normal life. 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