Anhui Cleft Healing Home was the very first outreach home in China devoted to caring exclusively for vulnerable babies born with cleft lip and palate. Being born with a cleft lip and palate is more than a cosmetic birth defect; for many children in orphanages, it can be life-threatening. We have learned that the key to helping these children is to give them the one-on-one attention they need. In its first year, ACHH helped to change the lives of 36 of these beautiful children. We work together with social welfare institutions to offer these little ones the best possible chance at health and healing.

The Program

ACHH has 15 beds in a cozy, home-like environment. We accept babies with cleft lip and palate who are in need of intensive care, taking in infants from any orphanage in Anhui Province. The babies receive loving care and rich formula from cleft bottles that make it easier for them to eat. Our nannies care for only two to three babies each and have been trained by a craniofacial surgical team to feed these children so they can gain the weight they need to be healthy and receive surgery. LWB partners with Anhui Children's Hospital to provide the children's surgeries and care for them post-op until they are healed. The children stay in the Cleft Healing Home for approximately five months. Once fully healed, they return to their hometown, usually to foster care, with the best chance possible of finding an adoptive family. With your help, the lives of 30 to 40 children each year can be changed.

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We Need Your Help

In order to fully fund the care the children receive in the Cleft Healing Home, we need several sponsors for each child. Each sponsor will receive a monthly update and photos of their sponsored child.

$50 per month

$25 per month partnership sponsor

General Anhui Cleft Healing Home Donation

We accept both on-going monthly donations and one-time donations to support our Cleft Healing Home. These funds are used for the most urgent needs that arise. Donations in any amount are greatly appreciated. Monthly updates will be sent to the general donors. Click here to donate to the General Fund.

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Thank you for partnering with us to help these wonderful children!  If you have any questions about the Anhui Cleft Healing Home, please contact us.