By Daniel Krieger for Alliance for Smiles When Arkhar Htet (“Everybody Loves Him”) was born with a cleft lip and palate, his dad, U Zaw Zaw Naing, was afraid to tell his wife. Fearing what she might think of his birth defect, he sat down and explained to her before she saw the baby that...
Category: Missions
Volunteer Spotlight – Tom Hanscom in Myanmar
Volunteer Photographer Tom Hanscom Tom wrote this touching article for his community newspaper when he returned from his mission to Sagaing, Myanmar What do you say to Tina Fischlin when she approaches you at Rotary Club meeting and asks you to be the photographer on the next Alliance for Smiles (AFS) medical mission trip to...
Alison Healy is transforming the face of AfS
The seed for Alison’s career was planted early on, when her father was Peace Corps Director in Brazil and the Congo. This was her first exposure to other cultures and the riches that come with learning new approaches to life and helping others who are less fortunate than yourself. It wasn’t until much later that...
Thank You To Shanghai Ciguang Skin Health Foundation
We would like to focus today on our long term supporters and funders, The Shanghai Ciguang Skin Health Foundation led by David Fang. Without the generous support from this group we could not possibly have changed the lives of so many children and families in China. We have been involved with David Fang since 2015. ...