Global Smile Foundation's (GSF) mission is to promote universal cleft care access by providing comprehensive cleft care for underserved patients in LMICS and building global capacity for cleft care practices worldwide through empowerment and sustainability initiatives. Cleft is one of the most common congenital birth defects in the world, occurring on average in 1 in every 700 live births. Without treatment, these children are at greater risk of poor health, malnutrition, and poverty. Unfortunately, the specialized care children born with cleft need is not nearly as common as the problem. In fact, the comprehensive cleft care that is considered standard in places like the United States ... read more Global Smile Foundation's (GSF) mission is to promote universal cleft care access by providing comprehensive cleft care for underserved patients in LMICS and building global capacity for cleft care practices worldwide through empowerment and sustainability initiatives. Cleft is one of the most common congenital birth defects in the world, occurring on average in 1 in every 700 live births. Without treatment, these children are at greater risk of poor health, malnutrition, and poverty. Unfortunately, the specialized care children born with cleft need is not nearly as common as the problem. In fact, the comprehensive cleft care that is considered standard in places like the United States and the United Kingdom is not only extremely limited in developing countries, but virtually nonexistent for families living at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum.
Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:
By Beyhan Annan | Operations Manager
Thank you for your support of Global Smile Foundation (GSF) and our outreach programs in Beirut, Lebanon. Your support has helped children born with cleft, and their families, gain a new chance at... Read the full report ›By Lisa Crist | Director of Dev. & Marketing
Your donation helped Global Smile Foundation (GSF) to provide 4 weeks of comprehensive cleft care onsite in Ecuador this year! During our outreach programs in March and September,... Read the full report ›By Lisa Crist | Director of Dev. & Marketing
Mila’s story starts in October 2020, when she was born with cleft lip and palate. Her family is from Syria, but they were living in Beirut having fled the violence and instability of their home.... Read the full report ›
