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The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Vicben(m): 9:21am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Maryam had been shunned by other villagers because she had cleft lip and could not speak fluently like other kids in the village. She had no friends to play around with. Everyone believes she's bad luck until one day - the day Maryam would never forget. That was the day OHAI AFRICA through its free cleft lip and palate surgery programme came to her neighbourhood changed, changed her story and gave her a new look. Maryam was birthed at home. There had been no clinic in the village at in Bole in Adamawa state at the time her mother was pregnant with her so her mother could not attend antenatal. She grew up into a world in which the only people in her social life circle were her father, mother and two siblings who were hardly available for her to gist and play with. Her father, Adamu, a farmer was almost always at the farm tilling the land or out with the cattle for grazing. Her mother, a petty trader, sold cooking ingredients like pepper, onions, okra, salt and other small household necessities at the small village square market. Put together, the family's income was never enough to send Maryam to the city for treatment, not that they would if it had been enough because they never knew cleft lip could be treated. She was condemned to live the rest of her life an outcast for though she was not openly scorned, she wasn't accepted fully. Her siblings, who had no cleft had a dozen of friends to play around with at the village square living Maryam at home alone. The family was so excited when the OHAI's team of mobilisers arrived at the village and spoke to them about the possibility of a treatment. They received the news with gladness and joy as they never thought their daughter was going to live a normal life like their other children. Today, Maryam no longer feels like an outcast. She has a lot of friends both at home and at the neighbourhood where her Mum's stall is located. She always has a quick and ready smile for everyone she comes in contact with. Source: http://www.ohaiafrica.org/the-day-maryam-smiled/ 30 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Swaggzkid: 9:28am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Omg. Help us lord Amen. And God bless OHAI AFRICA FTC space for sale, beware of 419 Good morning Dullards 22 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Vicben(m): 9:31am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Amen! Swaggzkid: 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Daniel058(m): 9:47am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Pawafol!! In other news I'm that 4th to C I mean Ftc nah..... ****still enjoying d remaining soup in my Mama soup pot **ofe egusi a di toooooooo much ooooooooooooooo **** 2 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by damiloladuke: 9:48am On Aug 07, 2015 |
when I see the good deeds others are doing... I know I must be rich to do same . meanwhile if you wanna laugh tire today CHECK MY SIGNATURE TO READ MY FUNNY SECRET DIARY 15 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by jelraj(m): 9:48am On Aug 07, 2015 |
OK |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Seunaj05(m): 9:48am On Aug 07, 2015 |
OHAI has just giving someone a renewed hope and a reason to live. Nice job 22 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by qualityovenbake(m): 9:48am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Good work OHAI's team. 4 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by mezebel(f): 9:48am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Obara chisos! This will never be our portion ijn Amen 2 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by ayodiya: 9:48am On Aug 07, 2015 |
wonderful 2 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by allanphash7(m): 9:48am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Nice one to the doctors No one will praise the doctors that made the successful surgery but will rather praise some of their scarmmers MOG 6 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Thebrightest(m): 9:48am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Africa and its mentality so because a child has a correctable medical condition, the child is now taken as bad luck. I always weep for Africa because Tradition, Religion, Superstition and believe in non-existing deities is killing us. 4 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by pupsyd: 9:49am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Wow so beautiful 3 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Nobody: 9:49am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Wow@1st pix 1 Like |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by yomalex(m): 9:49am On Aug 07, 2015 |
great 3 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Imortal001: 9:50am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Oghene! 2 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Donjinks(m): 9:51am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Philathropism at its best 6 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by adjoviomole(m): 9:52am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Father lord I thank you for creating me the way I am..even tho I am the ugliest in my family I still appereciate you lord..thank you father I know som ppl will go and check my pix to see how ugly I am ... nairalanders n pishor 6 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by valandy99(m): 9:52am On Aug 07, 2015 |
ohia africa thank u guys so much for helping this poor little girl 7 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by VickyRotex(f): 9:52am On Aug 07, 2015 |
wooow. I'm impressed! God Bless OHAI AFRICA, God Bless the doctors. adjoviomole: Fixed!! Bros, that's not how to show appreciation na. If you really wanna appreciate, then you should know "we are wonderfully created" 9 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by phransix147(m): 9:53am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Thank God for wisdom 4 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by pretydiva(f): 9:54am On Aug 07, 2015 |
She's so pretty. Thank God she was able 2 get her life back 6 Likes |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Nobody: 9:55am On Aug 07, 2015 |
nnn |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by punchbabe: 9:56am On Aug 07, 2015 |
hmmn nawa;meanwhile fp things |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Psalmmie001(m): 9:57am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Eh yah |
Re: The Day OHAI AFRICA Made Maryam To Smile! (photos) by Nobody: 9:58am On Aug 07, 2015 |
Quick recovery 2 Likes |
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