Operation Smile Malawi - Cleft Lip & Palate Children's Charity

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Cleft lip and palate patients waiting to hear about cleft surgery. Photo: Jasmin Shah — Cleft lip and palate patients in Malawi. Photo: Jasmin Shah

You could change – or even save – the life of a child like Edwin.

There are many more children in urgent need of cleft surgeries. Please give what you can today.

Every three minutes, somewhere in the world, a child like Edwin is born with a cleft condition.

For those whose communities lack healthcare access, it may be impossible to receive the routine surgery that can treat the condition. Not only can this surgery give a child a chance for a life free from stigma and discrimination, it can prevent life-threatening malnutrition.

With a donation of any size to Operation Smile, you can keep us active in more than 30 countries around the world. Your generosity will help provide thousands more surgeries. You’ll also be supporting local hospitals and training medical staff – ensuring that new generations of children will face a brighter future.

You could change – or even save – the life of a child like Edwin.

There are many more children in urgent need of cleft surgeries. Please give what you can today.

Please make a donation now