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… result is that countless girls are growing up in shame, not accepted for who they are, all for lack of basic healthcare. Smile Train is committed to #InspireInclusion by helping women and girls with clefts reclaim their lives, their voices, and their smiles. Just as we have done each day for the past 25 years. Here are some of our partners, staff, and supporters who … each day. Get to know them below and make sure to share their stories on social media. Dr. Diana Bohόrquez, a Smile Train partner craniofacial surgeon in Oaxaca, Mexico has spent years navigating being a female in a male-dominated …
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… much more than surgery to treat a cleft. Fundación Ayninakuna is living proof. Nestled high in the Andes Mountains, this Smile Train partner center works with young patients and their families to provide top-of-the-line, comprehensive cleft … baby, child, and adolescent with a cleft in a way that is thorough, compassionate, and lasting. One of many wonderful smiles at Ayninakuna “I always tell my patients, we meet each other when they are born, sometimes a week old, and we … staff work hand-in-hand with all families under their care Fundación Ayninakuna is a model for the sustainable care that Smile Train helps build all around the world. Because if there’s one thing our 25 years of experience and more than two …
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… local medical professionals to provide best-in-class cleft care to patients in their own communities. From the Amazon rainforest to the shores of Bali and all places in between, every Smile Train medical partner is trained in the …
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… DEIBA Vision Statement Smile Train’s DEIBA Vision DEIBA at Smile Train Vision Statement Values, Cultures, & Norms Compensation Philosophy We believe that our differences make us … to honor each other's right to be different. We know that our global reach and incredibly talented staff have helped Smile Train to flourish, and we aim to align our global values more closely with our internal growth. Our commitment to …
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… fed her drop-by-drop through a syringe. “It took 20 hours a day to feed me,” Crissy remembers. “My father would flick my foot to keep me awake.” “I had my sixteenth surgery two days after my sixteenth birthday,” she recalls. Her …
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… Cleft Awareness Month Cleft Awareness Month In honor of Cleft Awareness Month, Smile Train hosted educational programs and community-building events to celebrate the global cleft community and raise … below to hear from US Cleft Community members about their personal cleft journeys. What My Cleft Means to Me Members of Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council discuss what being cleft-affected means to them. Our Cleft Journey: Parents of Cleft Affected Individuals Members of Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC) discuss their experiences as parents of cleft-affected children and …
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… 2025 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Races Nov 2, 2025 2025 TCS New York City Marathon View More Press View Press Releases … Stories & Events …
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… Cleft 2022 UK Smile Train is proud to be the Premier Sponsor for Cleft 2022, the 14th International Cleft Congress. July 11–15 2022 Learn More … Education & Training Events …
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… for: Alim and Rajib could both get free cleft surgery at their nearest army 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.” A few days, a long boat … possibility his life now holds. If this father and son's total transformation leaves you speechless, keep in mind that Smile Train transforms another life just like theirs with cleft surgery every five minutes thanks to generous donors like …
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… cleft, her mother was in shock. She felt lost trying to find Tsiorihasina affordable cleft care. Thankfully, they found Smile Train just in time. Here’s her story in her own words. The day my daughter Tsiorihasina was born was nothing like I … to a place we hadn’t even thought to look: Facebook. She had seen a photo of a child who had cleft surgery sponsored by Smile Train, and the results were unbelievable. The idea that Tsiorihasina could grow up with hardly a scar where her cleft was lit a fire under us all. After more research, we discovered that Sante Plus Hospital in Antsirabe is a Smile Train partner and could provide Tsiorihasina with surgery, and any other cleft care she needed, all for free. …
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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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… blossom. Yet, for all the joy she fostered in her classroom, some of her students still could not bring themselves to smile. It was their teeth. Their families just didn’t know about oral health and didn’t have money to spare on … are more likely to have missing or extra teeth and to experience tooth decay than their peers. Today, as a dentist at Smile Train partner Tess Unlimited in Guatemala, Brosly equips her patients’ parents to take care of their baby’s unique smile from the time they are born — because, as she always reminds them, the best way to ensure a child’s teeth remain in …