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… It Starts with a Smile: Sofia It Starts with a Smile: Sofia It started with a smile and continues with comprehensive, personalized care. In honor of our 20th Anniversary, we caught up with some of our former patients to learn how their lives have changed since their Smile Train-supported cleft surgeries. For our third update in our “It Starts with a Smile” video series, we catch up …
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… After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile No one is too remote for Smile Train “After she was born with her cleft lip, we had no idea what to do with her,” said Abdus Sukkur about his …
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… A Smile 40 Years In The Making: A Rohingya Refugee’s Journey A Smile 40 Years In The Making: A Rohingya Refugee’s Journey Though Mohammad's future is uncertain, Smile Train has given him hope. The natural warmth radiating from Mohammad’s eyes can be felt from a world away — a …
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… Unmasking Savannah’s Smile Unmasking Savannah’s Smile Neither lack of knowledge or a pandemic were any match for her mom Anna was elated to discover she was pregnant. … what she had been searching for — and more than even she had ever dared imagine. A local social worker pointed her to Smile Train partner care center Mabuhay Deseret Foundation, where he assured her Savannah would receive all the cleft …
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… We Are Smiles in El Salvador We Are Smiles in El Salvador When their son's life was changed forever, Héctor Rivas and Karen wanted to give the same relief to … her online; we found the help Héctor Daniel needed in just two days,” said Héctor Rivas. The family received care at Smile Train partner’s, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom, the largest children’s hospital in El Salvador. For the …
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… Mobasher Hossain Brings Smiles to Bangladesh’s Forgotten Mobasher Hossain Brings Smiles to Bangladesh’s Forgotten A chat with one of South Asia’s most fearless humanitarians From running a “ration shop” … receive an education, ABM Mobasher Hossain, our Program Director for Bangladesh, took an unusual path to running one of Smile Train’s largest programs. Yet it is exactly his decades of experience fighting for those others ignore that has …
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… Smile Train Regional Update: South East Asia Smile Train Regional Update: South East Asia Our Regional Director for South East Asia on our local response to COVID-19. … to ensure patient safety and enable hospitals to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano, Smile Train's Area Director for South East Asia, shares an update on how Smile Train partners in her region are using …
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… Kimmy Flaviano Steers Smile Train To The Farthest Islands Kimmy Flaviano Steers Smile Train to the Farthest Islands The Philippines has unique challenges for children receiving cleft treatment. Kimmy is more than up to meeting them. Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano is Smile Train’s Area Director for South East Asia. Based in Manila, she oversees Smile Train’s programs in the Philippines, …
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… Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop” Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop” For adults with clefts, a smile also means fulfilling work with dignity. Not a day of school went by when Santi didn’t cry. He was born with a … His classmates bullied him without mercy. Looking back on it now, Santi remembers the tears, but in the same breath smiles and says, “But the best part was that I still made the honor roll every year.” Santi owes his fighting spirit to … one day he visited his dentist at the Philippine General Hospital and someone on staff told him an organization called Smile Train would sponsor the cost of the rest of the cleft care he needed. Santi received surgery and care from …
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… Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable Julia Robert Capili is an artist and a Smile Train patient from Manila, the Philippines. Her life story is a powerful testimony to the power of love, kindness, … on my worst days, my art inspires me to pull back into reality and start anew. It's my therapy. Julia shares a smile with Dr. Janet Pandan, an orthodontist at the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation of the Philippines While the trauma …
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… with a Cleft Too, we Charted a New Path May 23, 2024 When Leana Was Born with a Cleft Too, we Charted a New Path With Smile Train’s help, Leonardo gave his daughter the cleft care he dreamed of as a child In Cebu, Philippines, Leonardo was … looking back now, it was a blessing in disguise. We started to search online for new options, and that’s how we found Smile Train. After messaging their Facebook page, we were put in contact with Smile Train staff. Two weeks later, Leana’s surgery was scheduled. It was unbelievable! At four years old, Leana was …
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… Bioethics. From her home in Panama, she flew to the Philippines, where she would spend the next five months supporting Smile Train programs as a Community Health Program Specialist at long-time Smile Train partner Philippine Band of Mercy. Her work was part of GSK’s innovative PULSE volunteer program, which allows … an opportunity within the organization by the company’s partners. Ingrid was the first PULSE volunteer to work with Smile Train as part of Smile Train and GSK’s multi-year partnership . As a nutrition expert, a former international …