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Yayasan Senyum is a non-profit, independent organization working to bring health care to people with craniofacial disabilities.
These disabilities include cleft lip and palate and a wide variety of other conditions such as Goldenhar Syndrome, Apert Syndrome, tumours and accident trauma.
Yayasan Senyum staff, from left to right: Oki, Sukma, Sue and Rusmini.
Our Work
We raise funds and organise:
- outreach to locate people with craniofacial conditions needing treatment, including establishing partnerships with other organisations in the field;
- operations both local and international;
- support for patients including transport, accommodation and food;
- help for patients in obtaining necessary documents for operations;
- obtaining passports, visas and flights for patients going to Australia for operations;
We are also responsible for recalling patients for second operations, check-ups and treatment. A high percentage of cleft lip patients also need other operations for cleft palate or dental, speech and hearing problems.
We liaise with Prof David David of the Australian Craniofacial Unit, organise twice-yearly clinics in Bali and ongoing operations in Adelaide.
Yayasan Senyum chairperson, Mary Northmore.
Structure
Yayasan Senyum was founded by Mary Northmore who is the foundation’s Chairperson, an Indonesian national and permanent resident in Bali. The foundation runs the Smile House close to RSUP Sanglah for patient accommodation. We have three paid Indonesian employees - an Office Manager, a Patient Co-ordinator and a housekeeper. The office of Yayasan Senyum is based at the Smile House.
Advisors
Our chief advisor is Professor David J David of the Australian Cranio-Facial Unit at the Adelaide Womens and Childrens Hospital. Professor David is President of the International Society for Craniofacial Surgery, and has been holding clinics in Indonesia since 1985.
Dr A A Asmarajaya, Head of Surgery and Plastic Surgeon at Sanglah Public Hospital in Bali, is on the Board of Yayasan Senyum and is our local medical team leader.
The Board
Badan Pembinaan (Advisory Board)
- Prof Dr A A Asmarajaya, Head of Surgery, Sanglah Public Hospital, Denpasar, Bali
- Denise Finney, Manager, Indonesian Australian Language Foundation, Denpasar, Bali
- help for patients in obtaining necessary documents for operations;
Badan Pengawas (Supervisory Board)
- Eko Prabowo, Manager, DesainEko, Bali
- Sarita Newson, Founder and Director, Saritaksu Publishing House, Bali
- Chairperson, Mary Northmore
Our efforts and your donations will enable many people to have life-changing operations
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