Antonia, before and after source
"The surgery has made a huge difference in my life. If I hadn´t received
surgery, I don't think I would go out of my home, I'd be ashamed. Now I
go everywhere! At school people don´t make fun of me anymore. Today
everybody is my friend."
Ngan, before and after source
"Many poor families in our province will abandon their child if a baby
is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate," Ngan's father said. He never
wants this to happen, knowing how miraculous the transformation is with a
free surgery through Operation Smile.
In 1982, what would become the largest volunteer-based medical charity providing free cleft surgeries was founded with the belief that every child deserves access to safe, quality surgical care. Every child deserves a future filled with hope. Through the help of their dedicated medical volunteers Operation Smile has provided over 200,000 free surgeries for children and young adults born with facial deformities in addition to training doctors in developing countries and strengthening healthcare systems so more children in some of the poorest areas in the world can be treated.
This post was sponsored by Campus Book Rentals. Campus Book Rentals is a text book rental service that allows you to rent text books for a fraction of the cost of buying. They also have a rent back program, which allows you to retain ownership of your books while renting them to other students. They also make a donation to Operation Smile with each book rented. Amazing right?!
To find out more about Operation Smile, or see what you can do visit OperationSmile.org