We have been very fortunate to work around the world and the families of some of our young patients have told us how the work we do has directly impacted their lives. Here are some of those stories.
A new film by Paul Whiitaker shows some of the projects that CLEFT has been able to support so far and what our philosophy is with regards to supporting international centres, Our core ethos - of providing long-term, sustainable ways of bridging the gap in cleft care - is at the very heart of all we do. Read more
Baby Abdur was born with a complex craniofacial cleft. His mother brought him to the cleft centre in Dhaka where he is now being treated. Read more
Andrew Steel is father to Alanna (pictured above) who is currently preparing to go off to university. Alanna's childhood has been a happy one but she has undergone many operations to fix her cleft palate. This is their story... Read more
Alannah is a lovely, normal teenage, born in 2006 with 22q11 Deletion Syndrome. Her mother tells her story here. Read more
Kamrul was born with a craniofacial cleft in 2018. Follow his amazing progress here. Read more
Kirstie has had a number of operations to mend her unilateral cleft lip and palate. Read more
Moriam was born with a unilateral, single sided cleft of lip and palate. Her parents explain why receiving treatment at the cleft centre in Dhaka was so important. Read more
A story from Bangladesh: Yeasin. Read more
Ibrahim was born with a craniofacial cleft and has a difficult journey ahead of him. Follow his journey here so far. Read more