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 Er ...

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

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programmes on

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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

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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 Regions of Ethiopia, 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 ...

, including the zones of Misraq (East) Hararghe and Mirab (West) Hararghe, including the towns of Harar and

Asebe Teferi Chiro (also called Carcar ciroo in Oromo and "Asebe Teferi" in pervious time) is a town and Aanaa in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the West Hararghe Zone in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia Ahmar Mountains, it has a latitude and longitude ...

, 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 bor ...

, and the chartered city of

Dire Dawa Dire Dawa ( am, ድሬዳዋ, om, Dirree Dhawaa, 3=Place of Remedy; so, Diridhaba, meaning "where Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", ar, ديري داوا,) is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia and Somali R ...

References

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