CleftCare – Bringing a smile to cleft child
GIVE A LITTLE. IT CAN CHANGE A LOT.
Cleft Care Mauritius – “Every Child with Cleft Lip and/or Palate Deserves a Smile.”
69, Chemin 20 pieds, Mare Ronde, Grand Baie, Mauritius | +(230) 269 12 27 | Mon-Sat: 9:00am – 4:30pm Sun: Closed
WHO WE ARE?
Smile Train Association is a non-governmental organization created in 2017. It started the Cleft Care Mauritius project to give advice and non-medical support to parents whose infants are born with cleft lip and/or palate or to any child or adult who still has a cleft problem.
OUR MISSION
To help give a smile to all children and adult born with cleft.
OUR OBJECTIVES
- Screening of all patients with cleft for required surgical interventions and/or other support like rehabilitative care.
- Providing advice and support (medical and non-medical) on feeding, handling, precautions, medical examinations by medical specialists, dental care, orthodontics and speech and language therapy.
- Facilitating surgery procedures locally and abroad by providing both financial and logistical support to parents who choose to do surgeries of their children with the association.
- Promoting national awareness on cleft with support of local media, social media campaigns and workshops.
- Continuously building a local network system of health professionals and specialists who can provide advice and support to those with cleft across Mauritius.
OUR VISION
To sensitize and provide information to people about cleft.
Provide support and advice about surgical interventions and other treatment for cleft
To counsel and propose assistance
to adults with cleft
OUR TEAM
Cleft Care Mauritius is run by a team of very committed volunteers who come from different areas of expertise.
Karoun GOOJHA
President & Co-Founder
Robert YIP-TONG
Vice-President
Medhinee CHUREETUR
Liaison officer/ Secretary & Co-Founder
Nusrat DAMREE
Child Psychologist/ Assistant Secretary
Cedric YEUNG
Treasurer
Nitishah NAUGAH
Consultant Speech and Language Therapist/ Assistant Treasurer
Yasheer SOOHUN
Consultant Occupational Therapist
A network of local specialists is available to provide:
- Dental care
- Orthodontics advice and care
- Hearing assessments
- Speech and language therapy
- And other appropriate care
DONATE NOW TO SUPPORT US!
Help transform a child’s life who is living with an untreated cleft. All donations go for children’s treatment ONLY.
NSIF Registration Number: NSIF/2021/0003 | MCB Account Number: 000445972300
NSIF Registration Number: NSIF/2021/0003 | MCB Account Number: 000445972300