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Project Harar is a
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registered in the UK and Ethiopia which works in
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 help children affected by cleft lip and palate facial disfigurements. Project Harar works in collaboration with Ethiopian and foreign specialist plastic, oral and maxillofacial surgeons to treat children affected by a variety of conditions.


History

Project Harar was founded by Jonathan Crown, a London-based chartered accountant and businessman. In autumn 2007, Project Harar was featured in two BBC World Service programmes on noma and the treatment of patients from remote regions. In November 2007, a documentary film made by
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Inside Out featured a group of patients from the
Hararghe Hararghe ( am, ሐረርጌ ''Harärge''; Harari: ሀረርጌይ ''Harärgeyi'', Oromo: Harargee, so, Xararge) was a province of eastern Ethiopia with its capital in Harar. History Hararghe translates to "land of the Hararis". The region co ...
and Somali regions of Ethiopia who underwent treatment by a team of UK medical volunteers, organised by the noma charity Facing Africa. Project Harar operates mainly in the
Oromia Region Oromia (Amharic: ) ( om, Oromiyaa) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. The capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa. It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Benis ...
, including the zones of Misraq (East) Hararghe and Mirab (West) Hararghe, including the towns of Harar and Asebe Teferi, Amhara, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regions (SNNPR) in the South West Ethiopia Region (SWEPR) and Sidama. The charity has also covered parts of the
Somali Region The Somali Region ( so, Deegaanka Soomaalida, am, ሱማሌ ክልል, Sumalē Kilil, ar, المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (''Western Somalia'') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional stat ...
, including
Jijiga Jijiga (, am, ጅጅጋ, ''Jijiga'') is the capital city of Somali Region, Ethiopia. It became the capital of the Somali Region in 1995 after it was moved from Gode. Located in the Fafan Zone with 70 km (37 mi) west of the bord ...
, and the chartered city of Dire Dawa.


References

{{reflist Children's charities based in the United Kingdom Foreign charities operating in Ethiopia Hampstead Health charities in the United Kingdom Health in the London Borough of Camden Medical and health organisations based in Ethiopia Oral and maxillofacial surgery organizations Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden Plastic surgery organizations