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Imagine living the life of Efren, who was called “bungi,” a derogatory name for cleft in the Philippines. His real name was ignored and he became identified solely by his cleft condition. Imagine being defined by what brings you the most suffering in life.
These stories echo across the globe. Dignity always suffers under these conditions of poverty – these children and their families feel like there is no hope. The truth is that without access to cleft surgery, there often isn’t any. It’s nearly impossible to feel a sense of worth when your humanity is constantly devalued due to something that's completely out of your control. In dignity's place, the crushing effects of poverty become pervasive.
There may be more than seven million people living with unrepaired cleft lip and cleft palate worldwide, a number that grows daily. How can you help?
· As little as $240 can deliver a life-changing surgery to a person with a cleft condition.
· With just $100, you can equip 1 pre-surgery pediatric station with therapeutic toys and materials to ease a child’s fears before going into surgery.
· For just $70, you can help make surgery possible with the gift of transportation for one family.
· With a gift of $30, you can help provide antibiotics to 10 children, ensuring they can safely receive surgery.
With a gift of any amount, you can be a part of changing that narrative and changing someone’s life.
Through the Stryker Smiles campaign, you can help fund critically needed surgical and supportive nonsurgical care for children with cleft conditions in low-and middle-income countries. In doing so, you will be joining a growing movement of people who believe everyone deserves the right to health and dignity, and that compassion always prevails.
Every dollar donated between December 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021 will be matched until up to our goal of $100,000, making 2x the impact for those in need of safe surgery.
When making your donation, please ensure it is allocated to the proper event, business unit or division of Stryker!
*Please Note: For international online transactions, banks may decline a transaction and flag it as fraudulent for security purposes if they deem it to be suspicious and outside of your normal banking habits. To avoid this, please notify your bank before placing a donation or contact us if you are still having issues via email at strykersupport@operationsmile.org.