Help 40 Ethiopian Children with Cleft Conditions

Thank you so much for donating to Project Harar's project to help 40 Ethiopian children have their lives changed for the better.

We would like to share with you the story of one of the children you have helped by donating to our Cleft Lip and Palate Programme.

Darartu is 12 years old and has been born with a cleft lip and palate. Four years ago she has been operated on her lip and now Project Harar treated her for her palate. It has changed her life for the better. Eating and speaking was really difficult for her. When she was enjoying a meal, the food kept coming out of her nose. Only her family could understand her and so she preferred to stay at home. She was afraid to speak at school and did not like to ask questions to teachers who often did not understand her. All the other children would laugh at her and insult her. But she is happy now that she had the operation. She can eat and drink whatever she likes; it does not come out of her nose anymore. The other children stopped laughing at her and she goes outside more than she usually does. She hopes to make friends soon and become a teacher.

A cleft surgery is simple and fast, and yet, is able to give children like Darartu a chance to a better future. 

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Thank you again for your donation. From all of us at Project Harar, we are truly grateful. 

Thank you so much for donating to Project Harars project to help 20 Ethiopian children have their lives changed for the better.

Over the next month this money will be essential for our Cleft Lip and Palate Programme to take place, ensuring those most in need of treatment are able to receive it.

Pictured is one of our beneficiaires, Ramadan, who was helped by Project Harar at the very beginning of the charites existance in Ethiopia. 

Ramadan had a hard time at school because of his cleft lip and palate. It was difficult for him to pronounce certain words and he was shy to ask questions in class. He even got into fights because classmates called him “you open mouthed”.

Fortunately, Project Harar found him and helped him get treatment (first for his lip and then for his palate). Afterwards, with renewed confidence, 

He told us: “After the operation, they didn’t laugh at me anymore. Now, I am a handsome man without a deformity." That was all ten years ago. Since then, his confidence has increased further and he thrived in school. He has finished his degree in accounting and currently drives his own small taxi that are called Bajaj's.

The simple surgery that is performed significatly changes these childrens futures, as you can see from Ramadan's story. They find themseleves about to eat and speak properly and avoid the stigma from their community that comes from the little underdstanding on cleft conditions.

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Thank you so much again for your incredible donation. From all of us at the Project Harar team we are all truly grateful.