Operation Smile Ireland

Operation Smile Ireland brings safe, sustainable treatment to children with cleft lips and palates around the world.

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🎄Carols by Candlelight!🕯️

Join us for a night of carols from The Ranelagh Singers, Mount Merrion Parish Children's Choir and Gonzaga College Choir.

📅5th December 2023

🕣7:30pm

📍 St Therese Parish Church, Mount Merrion, Co.
Dublin

Tickets below👇🏼
https://t.co/ZOn5tpFcBV

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Imagine your child was born with a #CleftCondition & there was nowhere to turn for help. That's the reality for parents in many parts of the world. We think all children like Getrude deserve #SafeSurgery & #CleftCare no matter where they live, dont you?

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Mum Tasheen blamed herself for daughter Dilfa’s #cleft. She’d never seen or heard of anyone else with a cleft. Then she met volunteers from our cleft centre in #Durgapur, India, not far from where the family lived. Just look at her transformation! ❤️ #SharingSmiles #CleftCare

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No child should have to live with the burden of an untreated #CleftCondition, so #cleft centres like the one in #Durgapur, #India are vital. Chosen for its geographical location, the centre brings safe, affordable care within easier reach of local people.

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In Ghana, 18 year old Faustina’s life has been transformed by #CleftSurgery. She’s now training as a seamstress, & hopes to open her own shop one day so she can support her parents in the future.
We hope her beautiful new smile brightens your day! 🤩
#SharingSmiles #CleftCare

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Earlier this month we met volunteer surgeon Ulrike, one of our inspirational #WomeninMedicine. We asked what she'd say to a little girl who dreams of becoming a surgeon, she said: "Go for it! It really is possible if that's your dream. Never give up!"

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We think Mercy's smile could light up any room, don't you? 🤩❤️ Thanks to #OperationSmile #Malawi she got her surgery at 6 months old so can grow up without facing the bullying & isolation that many children with cleft conditions have to experience. #SharingSmiles #CleftCare

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Mohamed's Mum Benjebi was so moved by her son’s transformation after surgery she felt he had been ‘reborn’! ❤️ Mohamed got his life-changing surgery in Oudja, #Morocco thanks to our #OperationSmile medical volunteers #SharingSmiles

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#Medicalvolunteer Di Leal has volunteered on more than 10 #OperationSmile surgical programmes & now trains medical teams in #Malawi. She says, "As I get older, it’s important for me to hand over my skills to the next generation who will deliver care in the future." Thanks Di!

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Our medical volunteers are amazing! Over 85% of them are from the low- and middle-income countries where we work. Here's volunteer and child life specialist Nina using play to reassure children at a surgical programme in Tamatave, Madagascar. Thanks to all our #volunteers! 👏❤️

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Marie was 6 years old when she got her brand new smile. She'd faced cruel taunts & bullying all her life, but her chance for a brighter future came via an #OperationSmile surgical programme in the Philippines. Now she has friends & a happy school life! 🥰 #SharingSmiles

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Rwandan medical doctor Arsen Muhumuza wants a future where all Rwandans can access safe, affordable healthcare when they need it. He said, "Being a #globalsurgery fellow gives me the chance to be the change that I want to see in my country, to be the force that moves the change."

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Our nutrition programmes are saving lives in #Madagascar. At the 1st surgical programme since COVID-19, 142 patients got #cleftsurgery, 62 of them were nutrition programme graduates & had received nourishment & support to get them strong enough for life-saving surgery! 😍 💪

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Meet Haitam - a happy, smiling boy with a bright future thanks to our amazing medical volunteers and your kind support. He's seven years old now and had his life-changing #cleftsurgery four years ago in #Morocco. What a transformation! 🤩 #SharingSmiles

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Last month @OpSmileMx completed the first surgical programme since COVID-19. Volunteers came from Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada & the US for the 59th programme in #Mexico, which resulted in 50 new smiles 🤩 HUGE thanks to everyone involved! 🎉

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Our medical volunteers have been busy again providing life-changing surgery in Malawi, Ghana, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Honduras and Rwanda. Your support has brought new smiles to children like Aime, one of 20 patients who recently received #cleftsurgery in Rwanda. 😍

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We often talk about our patients 'journey' with #OperationSmile and Rania's photos illustrate this perfectly. It always makes us smile to see our patients thriving after #cleftsurgery - what about you?
#SharingSmiles #CleftCare

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This is 11yr old Dayana at our recent surgical programme in #Guatemala. It was her 2nd attempt at #cleftsurgery. In 2019, her operation had to be cancelled beause she tested postive for COVID-19. This time the 15hr trip was worth it! We'll bring you her full story soon. 🥰

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Every 3 minutes, a child is born somewhere in the world with a #cleftcondition. In Ireland, children are operated on in their 1st year, but it's a different story for kids like Grace in #Malawi. That's why its our mission to find & treat 1million patients in our next decade!

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Before she was born, Lilia's father called her 'Daddy's princess' - Sadly he never got to meet her. He died just before her birth. Find out how #OperationSmile #Mexico supported Lilia and mum Valeria through tragedy and gave them hope for the future! ❤️ https://t.co/kfwiWmYkfR