Having a child born with a cleft can be so upsetting, and Saudo's parents were no exception, who nearly throws her away days after she was born.

It was with the intervention of an Islamic scholar, who lived next door that saved the life of Saudo. Saudo had grown to live with cleft for 16 years; she suffered stigmatization from her peers and even from close relations including her siblings. It was a traumatic experience as she explained.

According to her parents, they were one time informed of possible corrective surgery, but they couldn't even make any attempt, with the assumption that it would be expensive and meant for the rich, since they were peasant farmers.

Saudo, however, did not lose hope, she believed that someday she could afford whatever it is to get the surgery done for her. She could not even go into business for fear that no one would patronize her, since everybody avoided her. Saudo however engaged herself in rearing domestic animals, selling them during festivities.

She was saving her little earnings with the hope of seeking medical attention in a near future. It was while Saudo was planning on making sales of her livestock that she got news of a free cleft surgery organized by OHAI.

Without hesitation, she rode on her uncle's bicycle, several kilometers away to the treatment center. She arrived and received her cleft lip surgery.

Four years after, Saudo looks beautiful with cheerful smiles on her face. The surgery was carried out by Oral Health Advocacy Initiative (OHAI) who has been partnering with Smile Train since 2012. OHAI is headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria, and focused on Africa.

This day, we celebrate and share love with the over 5,000 smiles on the faces of children, women, and adults around the continent. We celebrate with our partners, donors, and volunteers for their unrelenting support and dedication that has brought smiles and hope to the lives of thousands in Africa.

Photo 1: Before Surgery
Photo 2: Immediately After Surgery
Photo 3: Four Years After Surgery

Source: https://ohaiafrica.org/news/love-begins-with-a-smile/

Nice. She is beautiful. Thank God for His mercies.

Wow.
This made me remember those 2 doctors on that programme called Botched.

What a beautiful damsel.

God Bless those that came for her rescue
God Bless the Beautiful Lady

God is good.
I am happy for her.

I keep thinking about where we would have been today without science...bless all doctors and scientists

This is science in action. This is what science does, finds practical solutions to real life problems. Religion and gods however have been proven to be useless in solving any real problems. Take a look at this lady and tell me how praying to useless, slavery endorsing Jewish god called Yahweh through his even more useless son called Jesus would've solved this cleft problem of hers. No amount of head slamming and prayers to the useless Arab god called Allah would've made a difference either. Where religion and gods fail (they always fail) science steps in and does the work then people like the below give the credit to religion and gods for what science did

Mitsurugi:
Nice. She is beautiful. Thank God for His mercies.

pretydiva:
Thank God she didn't give up.

Waffarianman:
Thank God for her

yimnansunny:
thank God

Thank God for her

Dope

this is truly amazing.

all thanks to science and technlogy plus europeans for making life easy for black africans

M

Most of the birth defects occurs in the North, it can be adduced to factors such as malnutrition during pregnancy, smoking habits (women in the North smoke more than women in the South, a lot is hidden under that hijab), lack of anti natal care, high illiteracy, high birth rate from same womb without spacing etc
Happy that help came this beautiful girl's way, now those northern pedophiles can rush those repaired lips

Nice one...

It was indeed a success...

hopefulLandlord:
bbah

are those babies language.

Yay science.. Good job drs. Thank God for wisdom

Imagine kissin those lips

well her own good she undergo surgery
what's about those who can't afford or have condition worst
all the say we should be thankful

Hmmn.

Good for her

Ok

wtf

_blowjob* gone wrong

The after picture is beautiful. Thank God she didn't give up. But what exactly is the cause of cleft lip?

Noted

Mitsurugi:
Nice. She is beautiful. Thank God for His mercies.

thank science though

Cute, she is.

According to their religion, This is Haram.

Thank you lord you are the king of king


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