Gift a smile. Change a life.
M AAYA F OUNDATION The first and only completely Indian registered charitable trust that supports facial reconstruction for underprivileged children in India
T HE SCENARIO IN I NDIA Over 40,000 children are born with cleft lips every year Around 3 children are born with a facial cleft every hour! India has half the highest rate of people with clefts Too poor to afford
S ERVICES R ENDERED Consultation Transportation to & fro Photographs Routine blood Investigations Counselling the Parent Surgery Hospitalization Speech Therapy Orthodontic Treatment Paediatric & Physician consultation
W HAT A CLEFT CAN DO ? Social embarrassment Difficulty in breathing, eating and speech At times can even lead to a death !! Death due to infanticide :)
A BOUT U S Founded in 2006, in Bangalore, India Works in collaboration with DCKH (German Cleft Children's Aid Society)
O UR C REDENTIALS 10 centers in the country Performed over 3,500 surgeries free surgeries till date Only foundation that treats all facial anomalies
C ENTRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY Ahmedabad Agra Bhubaneshwar Mangalore Mumbai Patna Raipur Srinagar Surat Vishakapatnam
H ELP US HELP THEM An hour’s surgery can cure a lifetime of suffering Let’s give them a chance to lead a normal life
C LEFT L IP
B ILATERAL C LEFT L IP
Pierre Robin anomaly Recurent Aspiration Pneumonia, Failure to thrive.
Treacher Collin Syndrome - Tracheostomy at birth
-Bones extremely soft - Pins tend to come out
Hemifacial Microsomia - Too early ???? - Social indication
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SO,SO, Gift a smile & Change a life
I N THE NAME OF CLEFT CHILDREN WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME & ATTENTION
Maaya Foundation #177, II Cross, I Block Koramangala, Bangalore Karnataka, India Tel: / Fax: Mob: