May Newsletter 2020

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Why do people with facial difference face stigma in rural Ethiopia?

Stigma against those living with facial difference exists across the world. Where we work — in rural and remote areas of Ethiopia, stigma is extremely prevalent amongst the people we meet who are living with facial difference and accessing our services. Read more here.
Wendemeh at 15 years old accesses cleft treatment

Wendemeh and his brother Gatkuoth travel to the Debre Markos specialised hospital in Amhara to receive treatment for the first time at 15 years old. He and Gatkuoth recount their experiences pre-surgery, and how important it is to destigmatise cleft lip and palate and continue to spread awareness and educate people and schools.
Kumaaol recieves speech therapy after surgery

In 2021, Kumaaol was received at Yekatit-12 Hospital through Project Harar's services for access to surgical treatment and speech therapy sessions. Read on about his time at the hospital in Addis Ababa, and later on partaking in speech therapy sessions with the support of health workers and his family...
How the UK Government Kickstart Scheme has created mutual growth opportunities: Q&A with Rafaella

The UK Government Kickstart Scheme provided funding in 2021 and 2022 to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds, who may have been at a disadvantage due to less employment opportunities for reasons such as the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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!
April Newsletter 2020

Read the announcement of our BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal and hear from our presenter, William Skidelsky