NEWS AND PRESS
Get to know us better. Here are some resources.
Who We Are
Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft charity. Our sustainable model provides training, funding, and resources to empower local medical professionals to provide 100%-free cleft repair surgery and comprehensive cleft care in their own communities.
Smile Train is dedicated to generating awareness of the issues faced by children living with untreated clefts around the world. To read more about how Smile Train is changing the world one smile at a time, feel free to browse through some of our press coverage below.
Smile Train News
Smile Train News
Professional athletes, stars of television and film, and #SmileMakers from around the...
With a unified goal of learning more about cleft lip and palate and preparing for Smile Train...
Getty Images
The following was written by Smile Train’s Director of Public Relations Nijha...
Crashing star Pete Holmes and producer Judd Apatow were recently planning a live comedy event, “A...
Questions?
If you are a media professional interested in speaking with someone at Smile Train, or require additional information, please contact us at media@smiletrain.org
Smile Train In The News
Smile Train In The News
Nkeiruka Obi, Banker Turned Champion Of Children With Clefts...
Nkeiruka Obi shares her story about leaving the...
Smile Train partners with UC Santa Cruz researchers on speec...
Smile Train partners with UC Santa Cruz on speech...
Meet the Woman Changing West and Central Africa, One Child...
Nkeiruka Obi left her high-powered job as a...
Downloads
Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
On May 23rd, the Kenyan and Philippines Ministries of Health, in partnership with Smile Train, KidsOR, the Henry Family Advised Fund, COSECSA, the G4 Alliance, and West African College of Surgeons, hosted a WHA side event to galvanize action towards the integration of surgical care as a necessary component of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Through support from the Australian Embassy, Smile Train China has received direct aid program funding to help provide cleft treatment for 144 patients in need in China– ensuring every one of these beneficiaries has the best opportunity for long-term success.
A week of awareness-raising events, media coverage and social media activity begins around the world today to promote ‘Face Equality’ — the fair treatment of people with facial and body differences and the elimination of disfigurement discrimination.