When Jacky Engela’s son was born, she was nervous to introduce him to her friends and family because he looked a little different to the other babies.

Unsure how those close to her would react to seeing his cleft lip and  palate for the first time, she felt alone and scared.

That was until she met Helena Cullis, project manager at Cleft Friends — a project of the Smile Foundation — and quickly realised that she was not alone.