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… Eight Years Later, Osawa is Still Smiling Eight Years Later, Osawa is Still Smiling Smile Train’s 1 millionth patient now aspires to be a doctor himself When Osawa was born with a cleft, his family was … father, Owiti All that suddenly changed when, after six years of searching, his father at last discovered a solution —Smile Train. Within a few days, Smile Train sent a jeep to Osawa’s village to whisk him away to the free cleft surgery awaiting him many hours away at …
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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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… Giving Children with Clefts Their Smiles Back in Tanzania Giving Children with Clefts Their Smiles Back in Tanzania A peek at just some of the lifesaving work Smile Train makes possible each day In much of the world, babies with clefts are caught in a vicious cycle: their clefts …
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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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… It Starts with a Smile: Osawa It Starts with a Smile: Osawa Checking in with our 1,000,000th patient. In honor of our 20th Anniversary, we caught up with some former patients to learn how their lives have changed since their Smile Train-supported cleft surgery. In the first video in the series, we learn that the formerly shy and reclusive Osawa …
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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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… 2025 TCS London Marathon 2025 TCS London Marathon Register for the 2025 TCS London Marathon with Smile Train today and secure your spot! … Register for the 2025 TCS London Marathon with Smile Train today and secure your spot! … 2025 TCS London Marathon …
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… Why Children Need Their Own Operating Rooms Why Children Need Their Own Operating Rooms Smile Train and KidsOR are teaming up to make pediatric surgery safer and more accessible in Tanzania's Lake Zone. At Bugando Medical Centre (BMC), a Smile Train partner in Mwanza, Tanzania, the waiting room is always bustling, and this Wednesday was no exception. For … surgery. He will be among the first to receive surgery in BMC's newly renovated pediatric operating room supported by Smile Train and Kids Operating Room (KidsOR). At BMC, a dedicated pediatric operating room had been sorely needed. BMC …
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… Cleft 2022: Collaboration, Compassion, Excellence Cleft 2022: Collaboration, Compassion, Excellence Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 46+ countries to the world’s largest cleft conference in Edinburgh, United … cities, Edinburgh. This prestigious gathering, the largest of its kind, takes place every four years, and this year Smile Train was the proud Premier Sponsor. Smile Train supported more than 400 of our medical partners from 50+ countries to attend the conference virtually and in …
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… lost. The doctor sensed Sathi’s panic. “Don’t worry,” he said. “Take her to Nargis Memorial Hospital. They work with Smile Train to treat babies with clefts. They’ll take good care of her.” Now Doyal, Disha, and Sathi are a happy, smiling … family met Dr. Tarikul Islam. He reassured them that Disha’s cleft was treatable with surgical care. And that, thanks to Smile Train, all of Disha’s care would be free! The news lifted a huge weight off the family. Disha and her family were jumping for joy when they found out about Smile Train! But before Disha could get her first surgery, she’d first need to grow. This proved surprisingly …
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… | 8 Months Later Just eight months after cleft surgery, this once shy boy is no longer afraid of anything. One year ago, Smile Train was able to give its millionth smile to Osawa, a shy, alienated little boy from a remote village in Tanzania. Since his surgery, Osawa's life has been transformed. With a shining new smile, Osawa is able to eat properly and has a newly found sense of self-confidence. … Just eight months after cleft …
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… born with a cleft. She wanted to share her story with you, including why she’s so thrilled about getting involved with Smile Train. As we work to #InspireInclusion this International Women’s Day, Em inspires us each day as proof that there’s nothing women with clefts can’t achieve. Smile Train is very close to my heart... and face! I had my first cleft surgery when I was 10 days old. Can you imagine … and made me stronger and prouder of who I am than ever before. I had another surgery at 18, where they aimed to build my smile up to have more of a ‘cupid’s bow’ at the top and fill in the little gap I still had when I closed my mouth. It is …