Who Is Uplift Internationale?

The charm of a smile, the pleasure of a whistle, the easy flow of speech. Children born with facial deformities are robbed of these functions of the mouth—functions we take for granted.

Uplift Internationale conducts Operation Taghoy (a Filipino word for whistle), an annual mission to the Philippines to provide reparative surgical care to poor, rural children born with facial deformities.

The care is provided at no cost to the children or their impoverished families.

Up to 100 life-changing surgeries provided each year.

The care is provided by healthcare professionals and outreach personnel who fully donate their time and expertise.

These volunteers fund 85%-100% of their own travel, meal and lodging expenses.

The surgery allows these children to move from the shadows of society back into the light of the community.