April Newsletter 2020

April_Newsletter_-_Project_Harar_2020.pdf

Read about our Covid response in Ethiopia and stories from our Complex Mission medical Volunteers at home.

Latest

January - June 2022 Timeline

Click here to read our newest update, a timeline from January to June! From cleft lip and palate programmes in various cities to partnerships with Tropical Health Education Trust (THET) on a new training programme using simulator equipment, we have had a busy few months at Project Harar.
Breastfeeding for families with cleft lip and palate

Breastfeeding has been a mother's primary source of feeding for newborns since the earliest record of human life. It is an important factor for the health, physical development, and survival of a child. However, mothers who give birth to babies with cleft lip and palate will find it difficult to breastfeed their child - read on to find out more about how Project Harar supports breastfeeding mothers..
Selam and her mother recount their cleft treatment journey with Project Harar

In June 2022, Project Harar conducted a surgical treatment program in Debre-Tabor, with one of our partnering hospitals Debre-Tabor Hospital. We had the chance to interview Selam and her mother Thehay about their journey from when Selam was born with cleft lip and palate, to now receiving treatment at 4 years old.
Project Harar provides Speech Therapy consultations for children as part of comprehensive cleft care

Project Harar, collaborating with Transforming Faces, has been at the start of speech therapy consultations in Ethiopia. In 2019 the very first cohort of medical professionals who trained and graduated to provide speech and language therapy in Ethiopia.

January - June 2022 Timeline

Click here to read our newest update, a timeline from January to June! From cleft lip and palate programmes in various cities to partnerships with Tropical Health Education Trust (THET) on a new training programme using simulator equipment, we have had a busy few months at Project Harar.
Summer Newsletter 2021

Our summer newsletter is here! Read about our summer matched funding campaign, our new Patron Lemn Sissay and cheer on our challenge team
March April Newsletter 2021

Read about our cleft programme in the Amhara Region, where over 140 patients received safe access to cleft treatment and our new remote lecture programme in collaboration with UCL's Head and Neck Association and Yekatit-12 Government Hospital, Addis Ababa
January February Newsletter 2021

Read our first newsletter of 2021!
Looking back on 2020...

Despite the many challenges we faced in 2020, together achieved some truly incredible things, take a look at our 2020 year in review!
December Newsletter 2020

We are launching our Christmas appeal!! Read about what we have in store for you this Christmas...
October November Newsletter 2020

This Newsletter is in memory to our founder, Jonathan Crown. In this newsletter you can also read about our first pilot cleft mission in the context of the pandemic.
September Newsletter 2020

Read exciting updates from our Covid Response Programme in the SNNPR region of Ethiopia along with some fantastic new fundraising efforts from our new corporate fundraising partner, DSP
July August Newsletter 2020

We are excited to bring to you some updates on fundraising events and some amazing stories from our volunteer team as part of our International Friendship Day Feature.
June Newsletter 2020

Read about our new membership to Face Equality International and a new fundraising grant for our Covid Response Programme!