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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
Smile Train mourns the loss of James Partridge OBE, a fearless advocate for facial equality, who...
Since 2016, Smile Train staff has had the distinct pleasure of coordinating opportunities for the...
Smile Train mourns the loss of Dr. Ian Jackson, a man who lived each day of his 85 years with...
The global Smile Train family and the entire cleft community join together in mourning the loss of...
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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...
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Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft organization, announced today the addition of three new members to its Medical Advisory Board – Dr. Felicity Vidya Mehendale, Dr. Peter Donkor and Dr. Zipporah Gathuya.
Smile Train to leverage 1st Degree PSAdirect platform to educate and engage new audiences
Smile Train, the world's largest cleft charity, today announced a partnership with Scottish charity, Kids Operating Room (KidsOR), to supply an initial 20 pediatric operating rooms across Africa.