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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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… Her Cleft “You may have a disability, but you never have to let your disability have you.” Iva Ballou is a new member of Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC), our board of cleft-affected Americans who help advance our … Below, she shares how she went from voiceless kid to loud-and-proud cleft advocate and how that journey led her to Smile Train and the CCAC. I was born in Jacksonville, Florida, with a cleft lip and palate and a genetic condition called … but also in my body, and even in my cleft. Yes, joy in my cleft . Because I came to understand that there’s power in a smile, every smile, absolutely. You see, smiles have a ripple effect — one causes another, causes another, causes …
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… the fundraiser.” One student in particular who supported and encouraged him during this time was Britney Guo, a former Smile Train Student Ambassador. She found her friend’s passion for doing good for himself and others inspiring and introduced him to Smile Train. Though he has no personal experience with clefts, Michael was immediately onboard, and not only signed up to become a Smile Train Student Ambassador himself, but also decided to sell straws for another week to help Smile Train fund cleft …
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… the speech challenges that often persist even after treatment. Currently, she works with the Misi ó n Caritas Felices, a Smile Train partner treatment center in Lima, Peru. “If children with clefts don’t learn to speak properly, they don’t … become frustrated and aggressive, which affects every aspect of their lives,” she says. For many patients supported by Smile Train, who live in areas where services like speech therapy are not available, this essential aspect of … available in each region is critical in ensuring our patients not only survive but thrive. At Misi ó n Caritas Felices, Smile Train supports speech therapy alongside surgical care and nutrition services. “Speech therapy can be very …
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… In honor of International Women’s Day, we caught up with this fearless woman to learn more about her craft, the double burden clefts place on women and girls in India, what equity means to her, and much more. What made you want to specialize … and who you will become, but those with clefts often struggle with it. Adults with untreated clefts then have a much harder time finding employment opportunities. L to R: Dr. Shruti, former Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu, and Leela Imam, … has it made for you, the staff at BMJH, and to the overall state of healthcare in India? In 2022, India ranked 123rd out of 161 countries for income inequality and was one of the lowest performers on healthcare spending. Research …
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… Elyse Taub Bio Elyse Taub Chief Development Officer Elyse joined Smile Train's team in May 2011 and currently serves as the Chief Development Officer. With 15 years of experience in nonprofit marketing and fundraising, she leads Smile Train’s direct marketing, development, supporter engagement, community development, and marketing technology teams. Before joining Smile Train's team, she served in marketing and fundraising roles at 92nd Street Y, overseeing the marketing for the …
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… in the words of the heroic staff who made it happen. Kids Hospital in Giza, Egypt was gearing up to become the first Smile Train partner in the Middle East to offer vital non-surgical cleft care services like speech therapy and … to leave these vulnerable children behind. In this video, our local partners tell the story of how, with help from Smile Train and local experts, they safely expanded their programs during a pandemic to give cleft patients and their families something to smile about when they needed it most. … The incredible story of Kids Hospital in Egypt in the words of the heroic staff …
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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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… 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report How we're changing the world. Annual Report Audit Report IRS 990 Form Here are some highlights from our 2020 Annual Report, which shows the lifesaving work our donors made possible from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019. In this year like no other, you helped us… In fiscal year 2019 alone, you helped us… Prev Next How …
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… Day 2023 International Women’s Day 2023 #EmbraceEquity The theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. Smile Train partners with community healthcare workers in 75+ countries to make free, safe, high-quality, and … opportunities for learning and advancement in a field traditionally dominated by men. That’s Embracing Equity. That’s Smile Train. La Familia Contreras You normally don’t think of a hospital as a family business. Yet in the heart of … with messages about how women ought to look — and how toxic they can be. Now a pediatrician, Instagram influencer, and Smile Train UK Ambassador, she uses her platform to spread the message that instead of focusing on “beauty,” we should …
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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 …