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Children's medical charity providing free, safe surgery to children born with cleft conditions.
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06/02/2026

Regular gifts do more than fund surgery. They help train and mentor local surgical teams, so children can access safe cleft care closer to home for years to come.

Through initiatives like Operation 100, your monthly support is strengthening healthcare systems and helping us expand access to life-saving cleft care – creating a ripple effect that reaches far beyond a single operation. Watch this space for more on Operation 100 this month.

To every one of our regular donors – thank you. Your commitment is shaping the future of cleft care.

If you’d like to make a regular gift and help us build hope month after month, you can donate via the link in the comments. Thank you.

05/02/2026

In 2025, Operation Smile UK directly helped over 4,800 patients with comprehensive cleft care. This life-changing work is only possible thanks to the strength of our fundraising and the dedication of our incredible supporters and partners. 💙

We’re now looking for three talented and ambitious fundraisers to join our supportive team:

Partnerships Manager
Philanthropy Manager
Senior Grants and Programmes Manager

If you – or someone you know – has the skills, experience and drive to help Operation Smile UK grow from strength to strength, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more via the link in the comments...

29/01/2026

A huge thank you to the Yusef Abubaker Memorial Trust for once again raising much needed funds and awareness for Operation Smile UK.

Yusef died tragically at the age of 13, and his family set up the Yusef Abubaker Memorial Trust to help keep his memory alive. His family say, "We are only in this life a short time – let us all spend it giving to those more in need than ourselves. Yusef was a very fortunate young man who thankfully never knew pain, poverty or illness. Let us consider those who do."

The Trust raised a fantastic £450 before Christmas and we couldn't be more grateful. 💙

If Yusef and his family inspire you to fundraise for Operation Smile UK and children born with clefts around the world, please get in touch.

28/01/2026

Four powerful numbers. Thousands of lives changed. And so much more still to come. 💙

Thank you for being part of this story as we head into 2026.

27/01/2026

A beautiful smile before and after cleft surgery with Operation Smile. Farida and her family can now look forward to the future without fear and stigma.

Read Farida’s incredible story via the website and sign up to receive all our latest patient stories, country news and more straight to your inbox.

23/01/2026

Hands up who believes in the right to an education?

For children born with a cleft condition, the right to education begins with the right to healthcare. Without access to care, many children with cleft conditions face barriers long before they reach a classroom. Feeding difficulties can affect early development, while speech challenges can lead to stigma and isolation.

Comprehensive cleft care helps to remove these barriers, supporting children’s health, and ability to eat, speak and learn alongside their peers. 📚

When children are given the care they need, they are better able to learn and thrive. 💙 Like this post to show your support for the International Day of Education on 24th January.

22/01/2026

What an incredible amount raised through wonderful donations to Operation Smile UK’s Christmas Appeal!

We’re so grateful to all our Smile Fund and individual donors. By taking the opportunity to support the Appeal, you will help make the world of difference for children like Salifu this year. Thank you again.

We’re planning our socials for this year and would love to know if you’d like to know more about specific areas of our work, fundraising ideas, or anything else.

Do please let us know in the comments.

21/01/2026

Malnutrition, stigma, despair.

Like so many babies born with a cleft condition, Farida and her mum Alimatu in Ghana really struggled through Farida’s first few months. But thanks to supporters like you, Operation Smile was able to step in with nutritional support, surgery and specialist care.

Read Farida’s full story via the website and sign up to receive all our latest patient stories, country news and more straight to your inbox.

19/01/2026

Appeal news… and an incredible feel-good factor for Blue Monday!

We’re so grateful to every single person who donated and supported our Christmas Appeal, including our wonderful Smile Fund supporters, who brought together a £120,000 pot for match funding. Together you’ve helped raise a staggering £281,017!

This kind of team effort can fund two week-long surgical programmes, bringing surgery to hundreds of patients, training the next generation of cleft experts, and providing specialist care such as speech therapy and nutritional support.

Thank you for making such a meaningful difference, and we hope you all had a wonderful festive season. 💙

16/01/2026

Farida was born with a cleft condition. Her mum was told surgery was possible. But getting there felt impossible.

Farida faced stigma, she struggled to feed, and wasn’t strong enough for surgery. Thanks to supporters like you, Operation Smile could step in with nutritional support and care, helping her grow, thrive, and get strong enough for surgery.

Her mum Alimatu says, “Thank you so much for everything Operation Smile has done for us. I could have never been able to afford the surgery. Now I am so happy for my daughter!”

This is why Operation Smile exists – to reach children who would otherwise go without. 💙

15/01/2026

Numbers we’re taking into 2026 – and why you should too…

4,800+ patients received comprehensive cleft care, including nutritional support, speech therapy and psychosocial care, helping children thrive before, during and after surgery.

1,800+ patients received free, safe cleft surgery and a beautiful new smile. Every child should have access to life-changing care.

2,400+ patients grew stronger and healthier through our specialist nutrition programmes. Babies born with cleft conditions are nine times more likely to die in infancy, and this support saves lives.

1,300+ healthcare workers, including surgeons and dentists, took part in vital cleft training, gaining skills they will carry into their own communities.

Thank you to everyone who’s helped make this possible. We hope you’ll continue to be part of this story with us in 2026. 💙

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Genoa House, Juniper Drive
London
SW181FY

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

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http://www.operationsmile.org.uk/

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