Thank you for Paddling for Smiles
A massive THANK YOU to everyone who took part in this year’s Freedom Paddle – helping to raise much needed funds for Operation Smile in the process. Your efforts raised just over R55 000 for vital cleft surgery.
Voluntee Clover-ann Lee
People often talk about how Operation Smile changes patients’ lives. But my first surgical programme in Madagascar changed me too. One father carried his young son on his back for seven days to reach us. Every surgical programme leaves a mark on you. There is...
Fifteen years ago in Madagascar
15 years ago in Madagascar, volunteer paediatric anaesthesiologist, Clover-Ann Lee experienced her first surgical programme as an Operation Smile volunteer. She arrived carrying more than just medical equipment. She was navigating a difficult chapter in her own life …
Celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday 10 May with a truly meaningful gift
Unlike flowers or chocolates, this gift will last long after Mother’s Day is over. It changes a child’s life forever. And gives another mom – one who can’t afford expensive surgery or private health care – hope of a better life for her child.
Two Oceans Marathon runners get behind Operation Smile
This year, no fewer than 35 Two Oceans Marathon runners chose to add to their achievement by raising funds for Operation Smile. Together, they raised an incredible R125 000 towards much needed cleft surgery.