Emmanuel, born with a cleft palate
Emmanuel lives in Buduburam refugee camp for Liberians who fled the civil war that ravaged their country. His mother and sisters were killed and his life made more miserable by taunts directed to his facial deformity.
The Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Unit in Accra could have performed the surgery necessary to repair his cleft but everyone in Ghana, no matter their circumstances, has to pay for this and Emmanuel had no funding.
However by good fortune a visitor to Ghana from the USA met Emmanuel, alerted the charity of his need and we were able to give him a new start in life. His cleft was repaired in November 2002.
There are many hundreds of children in Ghana like Emmanuel whose clefts could be repaired with your help.
