Clefts are a major problem in developing countries, where millions of children suffer with unrepaired clefts. These children cannot eat or speak properly, and aren't allowed to attend school or hold a job. These children suffer not because they were born with a cleft, but because they were born too poor to afford surgery. Yet a child with a cleft can be helped with surgery that costs as little as $250 and takes as little as 45 minutes. The Smile Train web site provides more information about how you can help, along with stories and photos of the children already helped. more...Tags:Smile Train,cleft surgery,cleft charity
