Our Youth Camp in December 2013 was a fantastic opportunity to bring people together from all around the country from all walks of life who were united by their experiences of being born with a cleft. This was a very fun weekend with participants taking part in many fun activities such as rock climbing, bridge... Continue Reading →
Cleft Kids New Zealand website to be retired
Cleft Kids New Zealand was originally founded by Kenny Ardouin in September 2005 when Kenny himself was a teenager as a means of providing support for young people growing up in New Zealand affected by cleft lip and palate. This involved online and web-based support as well as working with the then Cleft Lip and... Continue Reading →
It’s NZ Cleft Awareness Week!
In 2013, Cleft New Zealand held New Zealand’s first ever awareness day for cleft lip and palate – New Zealand’s most common condition not able to be fixed in a single procedure, yet is still one of the least talked about conditions. Awareness Day in 2013 was a success with events held in Auckland, Tauranga,... Continue Reading →
Bottles for Indonesia Programme Update
Thanks very much to everyone from New Zealand and elsewhere on the planet who has generously donated their bottles to the Bottles for Indonesia Programme. I am very proudly shipping this first shipment off today to CBL Indonesia based at Marantha Christina University in Bandunh-Jawa Barat, Indonesia. What a great Christmas present these will make... Continue Reading →
Your Healthcare: Why You Should Vote This Election
I have been alarmed in recent weeks at the number of people who I have casually mentioned the election to, and who have decided not to vote as they feel their vote will not make a difference or that whichever government is in power will not make a great deal of difference to them. This... Continue Reading →
Being born with a difference has made me into the perfectly imperfect person that I am, and I LIKE who I am. Kenny Ardouin, April 2014 (during Rabbits, Forklifts & Geodes)
Approaching Normal but please continue to be patient!
Hello! It’s great to be back following my time in hospital and getting through the first stages of my recovery. Thank you to everyone who has shown their support by way of visits, cards, presents, messages of support etc. over the last two and a half weeks - it’s been great to see so many... Continue Reading →
Cleft Kids New Zealand brand returned to KennyArdouin.com
Cleft Kids New Zealand (formerly Cleft Kidz NZ) was Kenny’s first not-for-profit organisation established in September 2005. It was designed as a support service for young people affected by cleft lip and palate in NZ and around the world. The brand continued to grow until 2010 when Cleft Kids New Zealand was merged with Cleft... Continue Reading →
Updates on Kenny’s health: August-September 2014
This page has now been archived and is not being updated. It is still available as a record of the acute updates in the six week period following 11 August 2014.
$1.2m granted to Cleft Lip and Palate research in New Zealand
Hot off the press from Cleft NZ, we are very excited to be able to now talk about this very exciting news which will undoubtedly change cleft care in New Zealand for the better both now and into the future! Myself, and my organisation are fully supportive of this research study and have been heavily... Continue Reading →
Watch out Dunedin & Southland…I’m headed your way!
Source: http://www.faceit.org.nz/dunedin-southland-tour/ You asked for it, and we delivered. Cleft New Zealand is coming to visit you in Dunedin and Southland this July. Cleft NZ’s CEO, Kenny Ardouin, and other members of the Cleft New Zealand team are coming to Dunedin and Southland to introduce ourselves in person to families and to share information about the... Continue Reading →
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