Facing Africa

Facing Africa is a British registered charity[1] providing funds for the visits of teams of voluntary surgeons from the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Netherlands to Ethiopia to carry out facial reconstructive surgery on the victims of the disease noma, and the acquisition of related surgical equipment, consumables and disposables for hospitals in Addis Ababa. The charity was founded in 1998. It has an office at West Stowell, Wiltshire.[2]

TypeUK registered charity
PurposeSurgical outreach
FounderChris Lawrence
HeadquartersWiltshire, UK
TrusteesChris Lawrence, Angus Mack, Teresa Lawrence, David Dunaway, Gary Williams.
Websitefacingafrica.org

History

Facing Africa was founded in 1998 by Chris Lawrence. He was joined by Allan Thom, a consultant orthodontist. In 2000 Facing Africa joined the Sokoto NOMA Project.[3] Facing Africa works together with the Dutch Noma Foundation,[4] AWD-Stiftung Kinderhilfe[5] and Resurge[6] (former Interplast) and takes part in surgical missions offering financial, logistical and medical support and assistance in Sokoto in Sokoto, Nigeria.[7]

In 2008, the charity cooperated in the making of a BBC documentary Make Me a New Face: Hope for Africa’s Hidden Children[8]

Fundraising events

References
  1. "Facing Africa Noma Ltd, registered charity no. 1129170". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. "Contact us". Facing Africa. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. Sokoto NOMA Project
  4. Dutch Noma Foundation
  5. AWD-Stiftung Kinderhilfe
  6. Resurge
  7. Ziegler, Jean (31 July 2009). "Requests addressed to the Advisory Committee Stemming from Human Rights Council Resolutions: Right to Food: 'The tragedy of Noma' (A/HRC/AC/3/CRP.3)" (PDF). p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  8. Presenter Ben Fogle, Director Abigail Priddle, Producer Abigail Priddle (5 July 2010). BBC documentary Make Me a New Face: Hope for Africa’s Hidden Children. BBC.
  9. "British 10K London run". Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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