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… Smile Train Named Best Mid-size Nonprofit of the Year at 9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Smile Train Named Best Mid-size Nonprofit of the Year at 9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Organization wins multiple awards across several categories Los Angeles, CA – November 21, 2024 – Smile Train , the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, takes high honors at the 9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards. …
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… A Mother Learns to Trust A Mother Learns to Trust A cleft mom from Nepal on how Smile Train helped heal her whole family. Meiju is the mother of Mrighna, a girl from Kathmandu, Nepal, who was born with a cleft. Below, she shares her family’s journey to Smile Train and the healing your support made possible. This interview was conducted in 2018, when Mrighna was just over … care for her and we didn’t want to hurt her. Thankfully, the hospital staff told us that clefts were treatable, and that Smile Train would sponsor the costs of all the care she would ever need at Vayodha Hospital nearby. Knowing that freed us …
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… Treatment is Long, but Zuleika’s Parents Persisted The Walk to Treatment is Long, but Zuleika’s Parents Persisted With Smile Train, a full and healthy life is no longer wishful thinking, but a reality Fidel lives in the countryside in … Finally, their faith was rewarded when they met Dr. Julio Gonzalez, who told them that, thanks to an organization called Smile Train, Zuleika could receive the last two surgeries she needed free of charge. With Smile Train, surgery for Zuleika became a dream realized. “We [finally] achieved what we were waiting for!” Fidel …
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… Tomorrow a Doctor Jul 10, 2025 Maimun: Today a Cleft Patient, Tomorrow a Doctor He hopes to help others, just as Smile Train helped him Muslima was shocked when Maimun, her second child, was born with a cleft. She had undergone two … obtained his information. Learning that all of Maimun’s cleft care would be completely free — because Dr. Tarikul was a Smile Train partner — was like a dream come true for Muslima. Together at the hospital, the doctor showed her multiple … proved invaluable. “In my lap, I had to maintain a certain angle for feeding him,” she recalled in a conversation with Smile Train. “Yes, it takes time and a lot of patience, but I did it all myself.” Son and mother, Maimun and Muslima When …
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… About Us About Us Over the past 25+ years, Smile Train has supported safe and quality cleft care for 2+ million children. What Does Smile Train Do? Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, with a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery …
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… The Ballad of King Daniel, the People’s King The Ballad of King Daniel, the People’s King Smile Train and the Sing Me a Story Foundation team up to …
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… ended up at Amendeep Hospital, where the staff told them that, thanks to their partnership with an organization called Smile Train, Paulwin’s cleft surgery — and all other vital cleft care she would ever need to live, grow, and thrive — … misaligned. Learning to speak without a roof to her mouth made her difficult to understand even years later. That’s why Smile Train works closely with our partners to ensure our patients always have access to the full range of high-quality care they need to not only smile but thrive, right in their own backyards. Paulwin is ready to make her debut on the world stage As Paulwin grew, …
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… Journey In His Mother’s Words David’s Cleft Journey in His Mother’s Words Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family. We are originally from Guaranda, a small town about five hours from Quito. … long because shortly after learning about that other organization, a friend of my husband’s met me and told me about Smile Train. At first, I could hardly believe it — how was it possible that David could receive treatment from doctors …
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… Smile Train to Serve as International Sponsor for the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) 78th Annual Meeting Smile Train to Serve as International Sponsor for ACPA 78th Annual Meeting 900+ attendees from 40 countries will explore … Association (ACPA)’s 78th Annual Meeting will virtually convene more than 900 attendees from 40 countries. Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft lip and palate organization, will serve as International Sponsor for the meeting …
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… Claudio Pays It Forward Claudio Pays It Forward After seeking cleft treatment for decades, he finally found Smile Train Claudio, 35, struggled his entire life to access cleft care. His parents did all they could when he was a … young patients, leaving him to wait again and again and again. When Claudio discovered Misión Caritas Felices, a local Smile Train partner, his story finally took a happy turn. He received the cleft palate surgery, dental care, and speech therapy he had sought his entire life — all for free thanks to the generosity of Smile Train donors. Claudio’s first move after starting cleft care? Paying it forward. He now offers his taxi services to …
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… A Growing Challenge, a Growing Commitment A Growing Challenge, a Growing Commitment Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative content series In Eastern Africa, lack of access to pediatric … of preventable causes each year. To save lives, it will take investment from stakeholders at all levels, including policymakers and governments. Professor Miliard Derbew is a pediatric surgeon from Ethiopia. Professor Derbew is Chief … the challenges providers face in providing safe surgical pediatric care in the region, and how partnerships like the Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative can help to strengthen surgical systems. I have been …
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… Tie-Dye When Life Gets Messy, Grace Makes Tie-Dye Grace combined her two passions by hosting a tie-dye party to benefit Smile Train. Grace is a Smile Train Student Ambassador from Skokie, Illinois. She shares her inspirational journey with us below. Being born with … to me. But the best thing to happen to me last year actually occurred shortly after my braces came off when I discovered Smile Train and their Student Ambassadors program on a random Instagram scroll. I immediately signed up and was just as …