Official 2020 Complex Surgical Programme Film

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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.

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

People with facial differences across the world may face stigma. Where we work — in rural and remote areas of Ethiopia, stigma is 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...
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.
Teeth Brushing

During our 2020 Complex Surgical Programme in collaboration with Yekatit-12 Government Hospital, Videographer, Amy Sargeant made a series of short films for us, capturing the daily rituals of people who had came to access services from Project Harar
Stories from our Cleft Programme

A film about families who had travelled from remote areas of Ethiopia to access treatment for cleft lip and palate. This is our first ever film about our cleft programme, filmed in February 2020
Coffee Ceremony

During our 2020 Complex Surgical Programme in collaboration with Yekatit-12 Government Hospital, Videographer, Amy Sargeant made a series of short films for us, capturing the daily rituals of people who had came to access services from Project Harar
Nail Bar

During our 2020 Complex Surgical Programme in collaboration with Yekatit-12 Government Hospital, Videographer, Amy Sargeant made a series of short films for us, capturing the daily rituals of people who had came to access services from Project Harar
Meet the Pre-Op Team

Meet our pre-op team from our 2020 Complex Surgical Programme in collaboration with Yekatit-12 Government Hospital, Addis Ababa
About Our Cleft Work

A short film about our cleft and outreach programme