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… The Sky is the Limit for Durva Feb 11, 2025 The Sky is the Limit for Durva “We cannot thank our supporters at Smile Train enough,” said Durva’s mother, Poonam. “It is a noble deed, and we are forever grateful.” Poonam’s entire … out a meticulous roadmap for Durva’s cleft care and scheduling her for surgery. Godrej also turned out to be a local Smile Train partner — which meant that Durva’s cleft surgery, as well as all the other cleft care she would ever need, … Even some of the neighbors — those who had made disparaging remarks — changed their tune upon seeing Durva’s new smile. “Durva enjoys school life,” Poonam shared. She is now in first grade. Her teachers are full of praise for her …
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… "It Is Possible": Celebrating Dr. Luis Cuadros "It Is Possible": Celebrating Dr. Luis Cuadros Thanks to Dr. Cuadros — and Smile Train — having a cleft on the Navajo reservations of New Mexico is no longer a sentence to a life of isolation and … heat, poverty, and sparse medical services. The overall societal neglect this community faced reflected in the crooked smiles and garbled speech of the many children and adults there who had been born with clefts — though they had the … of clefts per capita, treatment came from outside surgeons with results that left a generation of children with stunted smiles and incomprehensible speech. Yet no sooner had Dr. Cuadros begun his work here on the Native American reservations …
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… Always Stayed Strong for Him Elifeleth’s Parents Always Stayed Strong for Him Elifeleth was born a healthy baby. With Smile Train’s help, his family watched him grow into a strong and confident child. Claudia and Elifelet first met each … no longer shocked. Seeing him there, seeing him alive, was more important than the cleft itself,” Elifelet said. With Smile Train's Help Claudia was not able to breastfeed Elifeleth, given his cleft. For roughly a week after his birth, he … stigma. Elifeleth before They went to Clínica Hospital Jesús Nazareno nearby. There, they met Dr. Julio Gonzalez, a Smile Train partner. When he told them Elifeleth would receive free and accessible surgery thanks to Smile Train, it came …
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… The goal is to empower local professionals to be able to train mothers and caretakers on topics such as effective breastfeeding, safe bottle/spoon/cup feeding, and weaning children, as well as approaches to managing malnutrition in …
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… Mia: The Hero We Need Mia: The Hero We Need It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Smile Train patient Mia from Argentina. “Like a bucket of cold water on us.” … with Mia passed out from exhaustion and hunger. The plate also made Mia even more conspicuous to neighbors. “Walking the street was hard,” Angel remembered. “The first time it was really shocking. Mia would be looked down upon at the …
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… for Cleft Care in Latin America Fundación Gantz: Raising the Bar for Cleft Care in Latin America “Being recognized by Smile Train means Chile is now a regional leader training and educating doctors from all over the world." Smile Train Cleft Leadership Centers (CLCs) represent one of our largest investments yet in building local medical … designating CLCs in July 2021, they were an obvious choice to join the inaugural class. In their new role as a CLC, Smile Train will support Fundación Gantz’s efforts to expand their historic influence through ever-growing cleft care …
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… Kylie Cosmetics Corporate Partnership Kylie Cosmetics & Smile Train Kylie Jenner, creator of Kylie Cosmetics, entrepreneur, television personality and style icon has partnered with Smile Train as one of the organization’s youngest Ambassadors helping …
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… Girl When Samnang was born with a cleft, her parents felt overwhelmed. But a midwife reassured them that, thanks to Smile Train, they had nothing to fear. Soaey’s father wouldn’t let her see her baby after she was born. He feared the … help her. It was overwhelming, but the midwife told her not to worry because she knew an organization that would help — Smile Train. The baby was sent to Smile Train’s partner hospital in nearby Kandal, Cambodia before she even had a name. “We were in such a rush to have her …
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… Grant Programs Grant Programs Smile Train funds thousands of partners and programs throughout the world that help people with clefts receive the … children who have no place else to turn. If this is your goal, we'd like to partner with you. Contact us at partner@smiletrain.org for more information. Comprehensive Treatment Grants Smile Train’s vision is to ensure every child with a cleft can lead a full and productive life. Essential services such …
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… cello, drawing, skateboarding, and serving as vice president of his class — Tomas is flourishing, all with the help of Smile Train! “We are going to move the baby to see if he has a cleft, which is my suspicion.” The doctor’s words struck … they dove right into educating themselves on cleft treatment. Their pediatrician directed them to Fundación Gantz, a Smile Train Cleft Leadership Center right in Santiago. They made their first trip before Tomas was even born. "It was … later, he returned for his cleft palate surgery. All of his treatment was completely free for the family, thanks to Smile Train’s donors. Tomas, before and after cleft care As Tomas grew into his personality, he proved to be a bright, …
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… Ayu and Ade Ayu and Ade Their untreated clefts made life so unbearable for Ade and his daughter Ayu that Smile Train had to call the Army in. Ayu and her father, Ade, lived with untreated clefts in a remote village in West … Ayu endured from her classmates made her want to drop out of school. Then the Indonesian Army, in partnership with Smile Train, stepped in to change their lives forever. … Their untreated clefts made life so unbearable for Ade and his daughter Ayu that Smile Train had to call the Army in. … Ayu and Ade …
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… dedicated her career to improving the lives of children with clefts across the country. She found a worthy partner in Smile Train. Professor Olugbemiga Ogunlewe was the first woman to become an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in Nigeria and … at home rather than face community accusations — this isolation hurts the children psychologically,” she said. In 2007, Smile Train staff members traveled to Nigeria to hold lectures about cleft care. Luckily, Professor Ogunlewe was in the audience and she was impressed with Smile Train’s unique model. Professor Ogunlewe was especially excited that Smile Train cleft care grants would allow …