Uplift Internationale Information

Children are the most precious of all human treasures. Among them are those whose misfortune it is to have a deformed face, most often by being born with clefts of the lip and/or palate. In the Philippines, most come from families too impoverished to afford the needed care. Untreated and unable to mask their deformity, they live and die suffering in shame in the shadows of their community. They are the focus of our humanitarian activities. Uplift Internationale is a Colorado-incorporated nonprofit humanitarian organization for volunteer health-care providers and support personnel seeking to donate their expertise and time to provide free reparative surgery and care to indigent children in rural Philippines. For more than 25 years Uplift Internationale has conducted an annual medical mission and supported local community cleft clinics to provide free surgeries (primarily cleft lip and palate) to indigent children in the Philippines. Our organization is primarily staffed by volunteers; we rely on volunteers to staff our medical missions and assist with committees and fundraising. If you are interested in joining us on a mission or volunteering with our organization in any other capacity please contact us at info@uplifinternationale.org.