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… Premali Shah Bio Premali Shah Chief Financial Officer As Chief Financial Officer, Premali is responsible for managing overall finance functions, including strategy, budgeting, planning, and building finance infrastructure to better support Smile Train’s mission. Premali has over two decades of experience …
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… health problems clefts can cause. The strong, barrier-breaking women and girls you’ll meet below prove how Smile Train’s unique, local model works every day to #BreakTheBias against not only people with clefts, but women … Universe, Miss USA, and countless others committing to build a more inclusive world today and every day. Be sure to tag @SmileTrain in your post so we can amplify your pledge to our global audience! Pioneering Partners Introducing just a few … personified. Read More Emily Manjeru, Kenya I am honored to be among the talented, inspiring women leading at Smile Train Africa. The organization has empowered us to thrive not only in our femininity but also to use our voices and …
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… neighbor’s child had received free, safe, and comprehensive surgery at a local hospital thanks to an organization called Smile Train. The news was a revelation — her family never dared imagine a treatment for clefts was possible. With the neighbor’s encouragement and guidance, they quickly contacted Smile Train. Yumna before and after cleft surgery After Yumna’s successful surgery, relief and elation swelled inside of … She felt like her family had won a hard battle. The experience also encouraged Yumna’s family to spread the word about Smile Train to other cleft-affected families. Help more children like Yumna around the world. Donate now Our Impact in …
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… “I Found My 'Why'" “I Found My ‘Why’”: Craig Bachrodt Runs 100 Miles in 29 Hours in Honor of Moms An unforgettable story of grit, guts, and determination One of Craig Bachrodt’s most cherished memories is of running through the woods on … Honoring Smile Train Craig with Rami, his pacer and good friend He now had a “why” great enough to justify running 100 miles over mountains in one day. That motivation soon crystallized into “Run 100 for Moms,” Craig’s campaign to use the …
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… An influential group of founding charities and NGOs — including the Sunshine Welfare Foundation in Taiwan (China), Smile Train, the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors and FACES in the US, AboutFace in Canada, the European Cleft Organization in the Netherlands, the Smile Foundation in South Africa and Changing Faces in the UK — are committed to creating a world in which people with … conditions. Together, we can reduce bias and promote acceptance on a global scale.” Susannah Schaefer, President & CEO, Smile Train ( www.smiletrain.org ) : “As a founding member of Face Equality International, Smile Train is proud to work …
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… Lori Nilsen Bio Lori Nilsen Senior Director, Marketing Technology Lori joined Smile Train in 2019, serving as the Senior Director of Marketing Technology. She currently manages the Database and Web … efforts to drive continuous innovation of its technology stack to support exponential business growth and allow Smile Train to create a bigger impact globally. Lori leverages prior experience in various B2B and B2C digital marketing …
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… Done Waiting Angga is Done Waiting He waited 20 years for cleft surgery. Now he’s ready to take control of his life Aberil worked on a rubber plantation in a remote part of Indonesia. He barely made enough to support himself and his son from … in love and soon got married. Not long after, their prayers were answered. Nurelela was pregnant. Ultrasounds aren’t available where they live, but Nurelela felt healthy during the pregnancy and experienced no issues. When the big day came, … surgery he had waited for his whole life. The day of the surgery, Angga’s whole family walked five miles to the main road, then hitched a tricycle to RS Muhammadiyah Palembang, their nearest Smile Train partner hospital. It was a long …
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… entire process of treatment to us. We were especially relieved to know that Manthan’s surgery would be free thanks to Smile Train. It would have been impossible for us to afford this treatment on our own. Of course, we were nervous and … The staff, too, supported and guided us well. Today, the only thing more infectious than Manthan’s energy is his smile! The result was incredible! We were overjoyed to see Manthan and to know that the surgery went off well. And when … his dreams. Ashwini, (left) and Ganesh (right) loved Manthan at first sight Our whole family is tremendously grateful to Smile Train’s donors for making our son’s transformation possible. We are committed to passing on the kindness we have …
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… a honey-pink tinted shade with a glossy finish. From the proceeds of this launch, SeneGence will be donating $50,000 to Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization providing free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to … color duo with Miss USA that would give back to these specific organizations that are focused on this same mission.” “Smile Train is built on the power of partnerships, and we are extremely grateful for the generosity and support from The Miss USA Organization and SeneGence,” said Susannah Schaefer, President & CEO of Smile Train. “Their donation will have a long-lasting sustainable impact to support the global cleft community in more …
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… he was two years old, and he only received it then because his parents’ devotion to his care was matched only by local Smile Train partner Misión Caritas Felices (MCF)’s determination to leave no Peruvian with a cleft behind. Based in Lima, … a cleft in the country surgeries, nutritional support, speech therapy, and every other treatment they need to not only smile, but thrive — all for free — thanks to Smile Train’s support. For families like Anghelo’s, that local care makes all the difference. Though his first cleft …
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… have been at risk of severe malnutrition had Rona not eventually been referred to Harare Central Hospital, their local Smile Train partner. There, local experts performed the free cleft surgery that changed his life at age three. Today, the … few years ago, David didn’t even understand what the story meant. Local Care, Global Impact Since our founding in 1999, Smile Train has empowered 2,100+ healthcare workers across more than 90 countries to provide world-class cleft care … trust no outside group could ever replicate. That trust is what brought Rona to Harare Central Hospital so her son could smile, and now it’s helping her with the next thing she needs: money so he can stay in school and keep his hopes …
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… an untreated cleft for 65 years before he received a surgery that healed it for free from a local hospital thanks to Smile Train and you, their extremely generous donors around the world. It’s not easy to say all that your gift has meant … he got back, that ship had sailed. He was disappointed, but took it in his usual stride. How My Dad Was Convinced To Smile No one thought much more about treatment for Dad until one day Mr. Abi, our village head, approached him and said representatives from an organization called Smile Train had visited him with flyers and told him anyone he knew with a cleft could receive surgery for free at our …