Babies with Clefts Need Your Support
Your monthly gift helps guarantee lifesaving care for children and allows us to spend less time and fewer resources on fundraising.
![baby in need of cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4__720x576/public/2021-11/giving-tuesday-baby.jpg?itok=Adl9TLnn)
Changing the World One Smile at a Time
Over the past 25+ years, we have transformed the lives of more than 2 million children. With your help, we aim to greatly expand our reach over the next five years, putting more children than ever before on track to a better future.
Smile Train Before and After Images
![Sel holds his before surgery image](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4__760x608/public/2021-02/sel-holds-before-image.jpg?itok=8ypes_GU)
![Claude holds image of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4__760x608/public/2021-02/claude-holds-before-image.jpg?itok=g5KrA2gQ)
![Pinki holds image of herself from documentary film Smile Pinki](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4__760x608/public/2021-02/pinki-holds-before-image.jpg?itok=HtTbLybH)
![Valery holds the image of herself before cleft lip surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4__760x608/public/2021-02/valery-holds-before-image_0.jpg?itok=L1bqdP7p)
![child holds the image of herself before cleft lip surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4__760x608/public/2022-09/front-page-gallery-two-800.jpg?itok=d_ojUf-T)
Quick Links
What are Clefts?
Did you know that clefts cause difficulties eating, breathing, hearing, and speaking? Learn more about clefts.
Get Involved
Whatever your passion, there’s a way to turn it into smiles.
Where We Work
Learn more about Smile Train’s programs in 75+ countries.
Patients and Families
Learn more about cleft care and explore our patient stories and resources.
![a boy from Kenya with untreated cleft](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-01/diagnosis-understanding-cleft.jpg?itok=S1v-_32Z)
Understanding Clefts
When a baby is born with a cleft, their family should immediately locate the nearest cleft team to explore their best treatment options.
![Boy holds up a Smile Train pull out banner](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/smile-train-resources.jpg?itok=YCTYjibP)
Patient Resources
Smile Train aims to support families worldwide by creating, connecting, and sharing resources about cleft care.
![Smile Train Africa's 100000th patient](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/yona-with-zena.jpg?itok=8kxrOVyV)
Find Help
Cleft treatment is 100%-free for Smile Train patients. In many cases, free transportation to/from Smile Train Treatment Centers may also be available.
Medical Professionals
Learn more about the Medical Professionals we partner with and explore our medical stories and resources.
![Cleft surgeon from Nigeria holding Smile Train sign](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/becoming-a-smile-train-medical-partner.jpg?itok=U17c4Zdh)
Partner Programs
All of our partners are united by a common goal: helping children who have no place else to turn. If this is your goal, too, we’d like to partner with you.
![Nurse training saves lives event in Indonesia](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/cleft-training-programs.jpg?itok=lyzKV4GZ)
Training Programs
Smile Train offers our partners a range of clinical training opportunities and resources in surgery, anesthesia, nursing, and comprehensive cleft care.
![A cleft surgeon holds former patient in his arms](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/smile-train-grant-programs.jpg?itok=-sGpY2CM)
Grant Programs
Smile Train funds hundreds of partners and programs throughout the world that help children in need receive treatment they could otherwise never afford.
![Girl holds a train in front of chalkboard](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4__720x576/public/2021-02/about-us-smile-train.jpg?itok=sPgdn0H-)
About Us
Smile Train is the largest cleft-focused organization with a model of true sustainability — providing training, funding, and resources to empower local medical professionals in 75+ countries to provide 100%-free cleft surgery and other forms of essential cleft care in their own communities.