Facing Africa is a British registered charity providing funds for the visits of teams of voluntary surgeons from the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Netherlands to
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
to carry out facial reconstructive surgery on the victims of the disease
noma
Noma, NoMa, or NOMA may refer to:
Places
* NoMa, the area North of Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., US
** NoMa–Gallaudet U station, on Washington Metro
* Noma, Florida, US
* NOMA, Manchester, a redevelopment in England
* Noma Distr ...
, and the acquisition of related surgical equipment, consumables and disposables for hospitals in
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...
. The charity was founded in 1998. It has an office at
West Stowell, Wiltshire.
History
Facing Africa was founded in 1998 by Chris Lawrence. He was joined by Allan Thom, a consultant
orthodontist
Orthodontics is a dentistry specialty that addresses the diagnosis, prevention, management, and correction of mal-positioned teeth and jaws, and misaligned bite patterns. It may also address the modification of facial growth, known as dentofacial ...
. In 2000 Facing Africa joined the Sokoto NOMA Project. Facing Africa works together with the Dutch Noma Foundation, AWD-Stiftung Kinderhilfe and Resurge (former Interplast) and takes part in surgical missions offering financial, logistical and medical support and assistance in Sokoto in
Sokoto
Sokoto is a major city located in extreme northwestern Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006 it has a population of over 427,760. Sokoto is the modern-day capital of Sokoto State and was previously the c ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
.
In 2008, the charity cooperated in the making of a BBC documentary ''Make Me a New Face: Hope for Africa’s Hidden Children''
Fundraising events
*
Marathon des Sables
''Marathon des Sables'', or MdS, ( French for Marathon of the Sands, also known as Sahara Marathon)
"Facing Africa NOMA : The Marathon des Sables",
FacingAfrica.org, 2010, webpage:
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is a six-day, ultramarath ...
* British 10K London run
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References
External links
* {{Official website
Surgeon's mission of hope for disfigured children Yorkshire Post (2010)
Charities based in Wiltshire
Health in Wiltshire
Health charities in the United Kingdom
Foreign charities operating in Ethiopia
Oral and maxillofacial surgery organizations