May 23, 2014
Wilna is a seven-year-old girl living in Haiti. She was born with a cleft lip, which prevents her from eating normally and has resulted in malnourishment.
Wilna is supported by a large and loving family – her mother, father, and four siblings all hope for her to get healthy soon. However, her parents’ only means of support is a small vegetable farm at home. They can not afford the surgery, and Wilna’s mother is worried for her daughter. Wilna has not been going to school because of her cleft lip. She says she is scared because she is often laughed at. Her father can not wait to see her return to school.
$960 will pay for a plastic surgery procedure to repair Wilna’s cleft lip and allow her to eat normally. Let’s chip in so Wilna can live a normal life, starting with school!
Wilna is a seven-year-old girl living in Haiti. She was born with a cleft lip, which prevents her from eating normally and has resulted in m...
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February 12, 2015
Wilna received surgery to fix her cleft lip.
The operation was a success!
Wilna is still swollen and recovering from her surgery, so the picture you see here is from before her treatment. Both our medical partner and Wilna’s family hope she will now feel comfortable enough to attend school with the other kids and resume her studies.
“I feel very happy and now I can relax,” says Wilna’s father. “I am satisfied and very excited to go back home with my daughter and let everyone see her lip that was cleft two days ago now fixed. I have already called my friends to tell them what’s going on, I am very happy for my daughter.”
The operation was a success!
Wilna is still swollen and recovering from her surgery, so the picture you see here is from before her treat...
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