Give A New Smile to 20 Children in Uraba, Colombia

Laura is 4 years old and lives in Apartado. From birth she was diagnosed with a malformation in her mouth and she recently had surgery to correct her cleft palate. Thanks to all the donors of "Give a New Smile to 20 Children in Uraba”, Laura had a chance for a new life.

Laura goes to daycare every day, she likes to play with her dolls, draw animal pictures and be with her family. Her professors are teaching her to sing, dance and draw. 

With the cleft palate surgery Laura's quality of life has improved. The speech therapy enhanced her pronunciation and allowed her to interact more easily with her friends and family. 

Laura sends a big hug to all the donors who gave her a new smile!

Cristian is one of the 20 children who has benefited from the project "Give a New Smile to 20 Children in Uraba”, he is 4 years of age and lives in Turbo/Colombia. Cristian gave us his testimony of how the surgery provided him with a chance for a new life free of social alienation and physical deformity.

"Hi everyone, I'm Cristian, I like playing with my friends, running, jumping and swimming in the sea. I live with my mom and my sister with whom I love to play every day.

A few years ago I was diagnosed with cleft lip and split palate, which brought many difficulties to my life, like the ability to eat. Also sometimes when I spoke, my friends made fun of me and that made me angry.

Thanks to donors like you, I recently had my cleft lip and split palate surgery. Doctors say I need more interventions to correct my problem. Right now I'm in speech therapy to improve my pronunciation. The therapy and the surgery was a big change in my life, I send you a big hug from my home country. "