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Yemen Smile was started in a very informal way in June 2003 by
members of the international community in Yemen, after a
conversation in the British Club in Sana
́a the Yemeni capital.
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Yemen Smile has had strong connections to the UK since its
establishment. Our first patron was Frances Guy, the then British
Ambassador to Yemen. Since 2004, the current British
Ambassador, Mike Gifford, and his wife Trish have taken a close
interest in the charity and have provided practical and moral
support.
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(But Yemen Smile has no formal connection
with the British Embassy in Yemen or the British government)
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Development of the Charity |
In late 2005 it was
decided that the time had come to put Yemen Smile on a more
organized footing. We established a more formal way of
working, with a board of voluntary trustees who support and fund the
local work of Yemen Smile which is carried on through
locally-registered international non-governmental organizations
(NGO) in Yemen. In September 2007 the medical section of Yemen
Smile was named Yemen Smile Mission supported by
international patrons and a Sana`a based
medical team. In the long term we hope to seek charitable status
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
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Yemen Smile relies
entirely on donations to carry on its work.
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