Rescued Smiles, Rescued Lives

March 2007 / Bali Advertiser By Ibu Kat There’s a shadow behind the bright smiles of bali’s children. For about every 600 live births in Indonesia, one baby will be born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. The cause isn’t known, but malnutrition and lack of folic acid in the mother’s diet may be [...]

Senyum Update Edisi 20

Gede Gandiva Pangestu

Gede was born in Singaraja, Bali November 2010 as the first born child. Right after his birth, his parents found that their son suffered with disabilities, a cleft lip. Due to being in the lower economy class, the family did not have the funds to cover their son’s operation. Gede’s parents brought him to Rumah [...]