Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week
3rd - 11th May 2025
Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week: Saturday 3rd – Sunday 11th May
Join CLAPA, the UK’s cleft lip and palate charity, as we share stories, bust myths, and celebrate the cleft community, all while raising funds to support our life-changing work.
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Follow the links below to take part in fundraising, tell your story to friends, family and colleagues, and spread the word this May!
Get Involved
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About Cleft Lip and Palate
Learn all about cleft lip and palate this Awareness Week.
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Share Your Story
You can share the story of your cleft journey all year round, not just in May! Read other stories and get inspired here.
Resources and Support
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Donate to Awareness Week Campaign
No time to fundraise? You can donate to our JustGiving Campaign to help support our work.
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Cuppa for CLAPA
Host a ‘Cuppa for CLAPA’ this Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week to combine tasty treats with raising vital funds and awareness!
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Wear it Blue
At work, school, home, or out and about – wherever you do it, wear blue this Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week.
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Downloadable 'I'm Proud to be' Graphics
Get your ‘One in 700’ graphic to share on social media or use as your profile picture.
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Downloadable Social Media Story Template
Upload to your Instagram or Facebook Story and add your own pictures and journey to raise awareness.
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Download Materials
Left it too late to order posters and leaflets you can download and print them here.
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Supporting Someone Affected by Cleft
We asked the UK cleft community to tell us about how friends and family supported them during difficult times like diagnosis or surgery.
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Awareness Week on Just Giving
Join our Just Giving campaign to make your fundraising count!
