Hello again, friends – it’s been a while, but we’re back with an update and some positive news. But before we get stuck into all that, we’d like to start with an apology. It’s been far too long since we’ve reached out with an update. The last ...
News update 2021
Two years have now passed since our charity last carried out cleft surgery due to the ongoing pandemic that has taken over our world. We are desperately hoping that operations can start again next year and the Indonesians boarders will reopen to the ...
News update 2020
Thanks to your generous donations last year over eighty children received life changing surgery for cleft lip and palate. So many of the children we find have other serious health problems and we do all we can to address these so that they can ...
News update 2019
Last year the Children of Sumatra provided life changing surgery for over a hundred children; the most operations we have delivered in a single year since 2001 when our charity began. This work is only possible thanks to the generous donations we ...
News update June 2018
We had a great year in 2017, over 80 children received surgery which is more than we have ever carried out in a year. In our last update we told you about a young boy called Novel, he had one of the most complex clefts we had ever come across and his ...
News update May 2017
What a roller-coaster start to this year. We have been blessed with some fantastic new connections, friendships and partnerships which will enable us to improve the lives of cleft children in Sumatra in ways we could only have dreamed of. First of ...
News Update December 2016
It has been a fantastic year for the Children of Sumatra charity; we helped 70 children born with cleft deformities, experience transformational surgery with life changing results. We had two fantastic teams of volunteers who made this difficult feat ...
News Update August 2016
Ever wanted to visit the charity the Children of Sumatra first hand? This could be your chance! I’ve been involved in supporting this great charity ever since I met the founder Katie in 2005, when Aceh was reeling from the Tsunami disaster. This ...
SEE THE CHARITY AT WORK FIRST HAND
Ever wanted to visit the charity Children Of-Sumatra first hand? This could be your chance! I've been involved in supporting this great charity ever since I met the founder Katie in 2005, when Aceh was reeling from the Tsunami disaster. This small ...
Road Trip 2015
Thank you for following the Children of Sumatra in 2015. As we journey towards our busiest time of the year, it means so much to us to share our news and gain your support. This year's road trips have begun! We are stunned, each year, by the sheer ...