Nehal Patel from Surti Runners participated in the Berlin Wall Race to support the children suffering from the cleft lip and palate deformity. He registered as the 236th solo runner from India. Nehal is a surgeon for the Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe in Surat, India.
The Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe is a non-profit organisation active in 10 countries. They support the whole treatment of children suffering from the cleft lip and palate deformity. Those children are exposed to social exclusion as well. The most important task of this organization is providing free operations to children from poor families.
Nehal wants to dedicate his Berlin race to all the affected kids in the world, as he noted in his registration: “I realized that pain which these children have by having cleft is much more than the pain I get during my run and that's why I will dedicate my 100 mile run to cleft children around world to create awareness about these children and their condition. This is now cause of my life to help Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe and help these children around world.”
