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In 2020, the initiation of our cooperation with the aid organization Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe e. V. (DCKH) was the beginning for our help for cleft children from the Somali settlement region. In Somalia, the Somalis make up the majority of the population. They also live in the neighboring areas of Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe is currently active in Somalia and Ethiopia.
Our aid in Ethiopia and Somalia has so far been based on missions with international teams from DCKH network of international partners. 2022 was our first year of activity. In March, our first relief operation took place in Garowe, the capital of Puntland in Somalia, supported by a team from India. In late 2022, a team from Bangladesh first operated cleft patients in Jijiga, the capital of the Somali Region in Ethiopia, followed by another mission in Garowe. The next mission to Jijiga took place at the end of June 2023. With the support of our partners from Pakistan.
The entire region is extremely poor, and healthcare is sometimes very poor, there are no regular treatment options for children with clefts. The project aims to create a permanent center for cleft patients, run by local physicians qualified by the DCKH, which will also ensure ongoing, qualified follow-up care for the patients.
The core of the project was the establishment of several cleft centers with qualified, exclusively local staff in different regions in Somali and neighboring Ethiopia.
On March 23, 2022, the Somcare Hospital and DCKH Cleft Center were officially opened. In November 2022 we started the second center in Kramara Hospital, Jijiga, Äthiopien and March 2024 began first mission with local doctors in Dollo Ado.
Dr. Samatar, a young Somali/Ethiopian surgeon trained by Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe, has been independently performing operations in Jijiga and Garowe since February 2024. It is a great blessing for families in these very poor countries to now have a permanent contact point where they can receive qualified help for their children.
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What People Say
"Somcare gave my son a new chance at life. His cleft surgery was life-changing, and we are forever grateful for their support."
Hafsa from Somalia
Mother of a Patient“Thanks to Somcare team, my daughter can now speak and eat properly after years of struggling with a cleft lip”
Ahmed
A father of a PatientWhat you are doing is truly groundbreaking and revolutionary. Your team and everyone involved are making a very important contribution to the healthcare of Somali children.
