Slide 1:Project Harar special surgical mission for children with severe facial injury Rebuilding faces, changing lives Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August-September 2009 Project Harar Ethiopia Registered charity no. 1094272


Slide 2:They came a long way…


Slide 3:…from the town of Harar, in eastern Ethiopia,


Slide 4:and poor and remote villages surrounding it


Slide 5:all the way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital


Slide 6:with the help of Project Harar and a new hospital.


Slide 7:Shege Safiya Fatiya Our 18 young patients


Slide 8:Fatiya, 16 years old “I stopped going to school after fourth grade because of the way I looked.   “I live with my brothers and sisters as our parents died a few years ago. We cultivate the land and sell the wicker baskets I make.   “Once my nose is reconstructed, I want to go back to school and study medicine.”


Slide 9:Huluka Sami Zuber


Slide 10:Project Harar always helps a parent or guardian to accompany each child to hospital. Sami & his dad


Slide 11:Meymuna Lamedi


Slide 12:Kimiya Ahmed


Slide 13:Abdella Jaleta


Slide 14:Abdella, 12 years old “I was attacked by a hyena four years ago. My family abandoned me at the hospital.   “I like being around the other children and playing with all the toys in this hospital.   “When I'm better, I want to carry on with school and become a doctor.”


Slide 15:Asliya


Slide 16:Meyrama “This is the second time I have come to Addis Ababa to receive treatment for my noma injuries with the help of Project Harar. “This year, I chose not to have surgery again, but I would like some new teeth. The doctors working with Project Harar have arranged for a denture to be made in London and brought to Ethiopia.”


Slide 17:Zakir Zakir is a survivor of noma, a terrible infection caused by malnutrition which he contracted as a baby.


Slide 18:Adem Adem


Slide 19:Dawit with his father


Slide 20:Our medical team: Prof Mark Senior facial reconstructive surgeon


Slide 21:Mr Brian Consultant facial reconstructive surgeon from Manchester


Slide 22:Dr Joe Senior anaesthetist


Slide 23:Penny Nurse


Slide 24:Dr Marijn Plastic Surgeon from Holland


Slide 25:Rose Medical student and research coordinator


Slide 26:Sebsibe Project Harar director in Ethiopia


Slide 27:Tom Project Harar manager


Slide 29:There was a lot of hard work for patients and staff…


Slide 36:…but there was also time for play


Slide 40:Arsenal… …or Manchester United?


Slide 42:There was time for learning…


Slide 47:…and there was time for treats


Slide 50:For the girls, the days spent in hospital were their first opportunity to share common experiences of living with a disfigurement.


Slide 52:For some children, this was only the beginning of the journey…and Project Harar is committed to ensuring they receive all the treatment they need. Once they recover, the rest of our patients will be ready to begin their new life.


Slide 53:After Before Abdella 12 years old


Slide 54:Before Adem 19 years old After


Slide 55:Before Asliya 12 years old After


Slide 56:Before Huluka 11 years old After


Slide 57:Before Shege 23 years old After


Slide 58:Before Jaleta 14 years old After


Slide 59:Before Kimiya 16 years old After


Slide 60:It’s time to go home…


Slide 61:…with a reminder of their transformative journey


Slide 62:It is hard to say goodbye


Slide 64:Since this mission, Project Harar has secured medical care for another 20 severely affected young patients at the hospital.


Slide 65:Thank you Amesegënallô Galatoma Please help Project Harar reach more children and give them care that will change their lives


Slide 66:Project Harar would like to thank: Prof Mark McGurk Mr Brian Musgrove Dr Joseph Azzopardi Dr Marijn Huijing Rose Marck Penny Minchin Dr Paul Lim and all the staff at CURE Ethiopia’s Children Hospital And for the music: Vitali Maembe & The Spirits


Slide 67:To find out more and donate please visit: www.ProjectHarar.co.uk or reach us at: smile@projectharar.co.uk +44(0)20 7431 7878 Rebuilding faces, changing lives