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… year! The story of this milestone starts in a tiny river village in South Sumatra, Indonesia, with Alim and his son Rajib. Alim, age 50, had to drop out of school in first grade due to unrelenting bullying. It pained him to see his son … uniform. The Indonesian Army arrived with the news the family had spent the past half century praying for: Alim and Rajib could both get free cleft surgery at their nearest hospital, and one of them would receive Smile Train’s two millionth cleft surgery. The whole world was going to hear their story and marvel at their new smiles. “Rajib should be two million,” Alim insisted. “I will be the two-million-and-first.” Journey and hospital gallery Prev …
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… Smile Train College Scholarship Program Details Smile Train College Scholarship Program Details Selection Criteria Every application and its essays will be evaluated and voted on by a committee, who will select the recipients of the four scholarships (“Scholarship Recipients”). Application Due Date The application period is from February 3, 2025, through …
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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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… Announcing the Lifebox-Smile Train Pulse Oximeter Announcing the Lifebox-Smile Train Pulse Oximeter 11,000 new devices will save lives Today we launch the Lifebox-Smile Train pulse oximeter with our long-standing partner Lifebox to scale up access to pulse oximetry for anesthesia and …
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… IRA Sample Letter IRA Sample Letter Smile Train Date Name of IRA administrator Address City, State ZIP RE: Request for Direct Charitable Distribution from IRA Dear IRA administrator: Please accept this letter as my request to make a direct qualified charitable distribution from my individual …
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… Future: Smile Train 25th Anniversary A Bright Future for Every Person with a Cleft is Possible Donate now Past Present Future Two million life-changing cleft surgeries. $69 billion+ in economic impact. More than 100,000 healthcare workers trained. For the past 25 years, we've lit more faces with smiles than every other cleft charity combined. And we’re still just … people and technologies that will bring high-quality, comprehensive cleft care to more people in more places than ever before for the next 25 years and beyond. 2 Million and Counting When we first met 10-year-old Rajib earlier this year, he …
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… the best son you could ask for. Naturally, he deserved the best cleft care, too Diego, his parents, and his sisters live in a small city in Bolivia, high in the Andes Mountains. In the tropics, that altitude feels like spring year-round, so the 11-year-old is out every day …
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… Young Sook Leads a Youth Movement for Smiles Young Sook Leads a Youth Movement for Smiles Her life is her greatest opus For the past 15 years, Young Sook Kang has raised more than $100,000 for Smile Train by inspiring aspiring young musicians across Orange County, CA, to harmonize their musical gifts with their …
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… Smile Train Regional Update: South Asia Smile Train Regional Update: South Asia Our VP and Regional Director for Asia on our local response to COVID-19. … postponed to ensure patient safety and enable hospitals to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mamta Carroll, Smile Train's Vice President and Regional Director for Asia, shares an update on how Smile Train partners in her region …
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… Mercer Middle School Goes the Distance for Smiles May 8, 2025 Mercer Middle School Goes the Distance for Smiles These students learn math, science, English, and the secret to a happy life There is an unfair stereotype that … knew he was born with a cleft. Loudoun’s Calling Every school has its reputation. Mercer is known for its commitment to smiles. It’s the hard-earned legacy of one man: Brian Fontaine, who has taught for over three decades. In 2011, he …
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… Koli Abi Spreads Knowledge — and Smiles — in Togo Oct 17, 2024 Koli Abi Spreads Knowledge — and Smiles — in Togo A social worker talks about bringing cleft care to far-flung communities For almost 29 years, Koli Abi … and down the country to help raise local awareness about clefts and spread the word that free care is available through Smile Train. Can you tell us how you got involved with Smile Train and your activities as a social worker? Our cleft …