Ethiopia

Our cleft work reaches remote communities in the Oromia, SNNPR (Southern Nationalities), Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia. In the past we have partnered with other NGOs in the Tigray region, but due to civil conflict that has not been possible in the past few years.

Diagram showing project harars outreach work across Ethiopia and their partnership work in the northwest region

Latest

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.
Over 30 families access cleft treatment in Debre Tabor

Project Harar continues to provide access to treatment for children with cleft lip and palate, this time in Debre-Tabor. It is absolutely vital that we can continue to provide these services, as environmental and political issues gain momentum in Ethiopia, it is increasingly more difficult for families to seek cleft treatment. We are partnered with the Debre-Tabor Hospital, and in May we were able to treat over 30 families who came from different towns in the Amhara region.
Kassahun receives access to cleft surgery at Kadisco Hospital

During our recent programme at the Kadisco hospital in Addis Ababa, 6 month old Kassahun and his family accessed surgical treatment for his cleft lip and palate through Project Harar's services. After an 11 hour journey to the Kadisco hospital, they recount their story to our team.