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… Zindia and Joseyur Keep Going Zindia and Joseyur Keep Going Never bet against a mother’s will to see her child smile. NOTE: This story contains instances of psychological abuse and may not be suitable for all readers. Zindia, 22, … shares an honest account of her family’s long and fraught journey to the care, dignity, and safety all people deserve. Smile Train and our local partner Asociación Civil Mision Caritas Felices are proud to have been there to help them both … Civil Mision Caritas Felices (MCF). From the first time we entered, the staff greeted us warmly and had nothing but smiles for Joseyur. Then they sat us down and explained how they were going to provide every bit of cleft care my baby …
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… Changed a Little Girl's Life Kristiyana: How a Two-Hour Surgery Changed a Little Girl's Life For Kristiyana’s family, Smile Train opened new opportunities for happier lives Coming from the same small town, Aleksandra and Krasimir have … afford the treatment Kristiyana needed. Thankfully, she was soon transferred to the Medical University of Plovdiv, a Smile Train partner. Kristiyana with Krasimir Life with Smile Train There, Aleksandra and Krasimir connected with Dr. Youri Anastassov and his team Dr. Anastassov explained …
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… Ties, Renewing Purpose: The 79th Annual ACPA Meeting Renewing Ties, Renewing Purpose: The 79th Annual ACPA Meeting Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 40+ countries to America’s leading cleft conference From March 29 – April … TX to share advances in research and clinical and team-driven cleft care and connect with colleagues around the world. Smile Train was proud to serve as the International Sponsor of this year’s meeting, supporting more than 200 of our cleft … from 56 countries to attend this renowned scientific conference — including 60 in-person attendees! While there, Smile Train staff and partners showcased their research and work across a variety of cleft care topics. Launch and …
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… Qlik Corporate Partnership Qlik & Smile Train Qlik supports Smile Train through their corporate social responsibility program – Change our World. All Corporate Partners Qlik's In-Kind Donation to Smile Train With an in-kind donation of its Qlikview and QlikSense software and support services, Qlik has equipped Smile …
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… Untold Stories Untold Stories In Ethiopia, Dr. Bethel and Smile Train are changing the narrative around malnutrition. Frustration and desperation tinged every word spoken by the … she graduated and immediately began to pursue a master’s degree in general public health. That same year, she joined Smile Train as a Nutrition Advisor for Ethiopia (She has since joined Smile Train's staff as Program Assistant for the East Africa Horn). “I have seen many, many babies who are malnourished. …
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… Student Ambassador Program Student Ambassador Program Smile Train's Student Ambassadors are a group of high school students passionate about making a difference. Start A Club Student Ambassadors Contact Who We Are Smile Train's Student Ambassadors are a group of high school students who are passionate about making a difference. Made up of students from across the U.S., this group … Purpose. One Big Impact. November 2025 – May 2026 Smile Train’s Student Ambassador program is an opportunity for high school students to make a real difference in other young people’s lives. Student Ambassadors spread compassion for …
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… a Year to Remember Thank You for Making Our 25th Anniversary a Year to Remember In 2024, you lit up the world with smiles like never before Looking back at all that our generous and compassionate supporters — people like you — made … and Zimbabwe Set our second Guinness World Records™ title in as many years by lighting 64 landmarks across the world in Smile Train blue in honor of World Smile Day® Expanded orthodontic support to seven new countries Expanded nutrition treatments to three new countries …
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… Get Creative Get Creative Anything can be a fundraiser for Smile Train! Use your imagination and skills to organize a memorable event. … … Anything can be a fundraiser for Smile Train! Use your imagination and skills to organize a memorable event. … Get Creative …
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… Endang Is a Force of Nature Powered by Love This woman will travel 15 hours through thick jungles just to make one child smile Though Endang Sasi’s title at Smile Train Indonesia partner Yayasan Ummi Romlah Foundation is “social worker,” “pathfinder” might be more accurate. Her … work, and she loves every second of it. Thankfully, her job recently got much easier thanks to an Awareness Grant from Smile Train partner GSK. Money and distance now no longer stand in the way of her finding children with clefts and …
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… Jenner's hosts still on cleft journey Mia Update: Kylie Jenner's Hosts Still on Cleft Journey A patient’s mother on how Smile Train partners treated her daughter In 2017, Smile Train Ambassador Kylie Jenner and her mother, Kris, visited our partners and patients in Lima, Peru — including … Caritas Felices (MCF), where she could receive the care she needed completely free thanks to an organization called Smile Train. I didn’t know how it would work and it sounded too good to be true, but I had to take the chance for my …
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… Isabella’s Mother Fought to Give Her a Life Worth Living Isabella’s Mother Fought to Give Her a Life Worth Living And Smile Train fought right alongside her Jenifer went in for her five-month ultrasound expecting everything to go smoothly. … the hospital staff remained calm and collected. The next day, they guided Jenifer to Notti Hospital, a nearby Smile Train partner. There, staff helped Jenifer learn more about clefts and the various kinds of care Isabella would … be able to do while also caring for her son. But the doctors had more good news for her: Thanks to the generosity of Smile Train’s donors around the world, all the care Isabella needed – even transportation – would be free. Isabella today …
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… Visiting Our Patients with Miss USA and Miss Peru Visiting Our Patients with Miss USA and Miss Peru A Smile Train staff member’s reflections on a week of seeing cleft patients’ dreams come true In January 2022, Sarah Ingle, Smile Train’s Manager of PR and Social Media, joined Miss USA, Elle Smith, and Miss Peru, Yely Rivera, on a visit to some … an hour. Then, when she got to see the patient afterwards, she was really, really moved by that. Elle Smith watching a Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery Miss USA’s Director of Partnerships, Dohn Dye, was especially moved by how the …