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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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… she knew she would find an answer. Her determination led her to Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), her local Smile Train partner. Learning Testimony would receive all the cleft care he ever needed for free thanks to the kindness … and already showing signs of decay; he even developed tiny legions in his mouth. In other words, he still struggled to smile. Thankfully, the family never needed to worry because Prof. Omolola Orenuga, the pediatric dentistry team lead at … acts of care. That’s why, rather than sending outside doctors on short-term missions into then out of places of need, Smile Train trains and equips local experts like Prof. Orenuga and the rest of the team at LUTH to provide the exact care …
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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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… 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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… 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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… Mamta Carroll Bio Mamta Carroll Senior Vice President and Regional Director, Asia Mamta joined Smile Train in 2006 managing the largest program area in India. Currently she manages South Asia, Southeast Asia and … These are intricate, dissimilar and complex geographies with diverse socio-economic and cultural dynamics. Mamta has led Smile Train’s Asia team in extending both reach and impact besides creating sustainable programs, strategic partnerships and a deeper, broader integration of Smile Train’s engagements with multiple stakeholders. Mamta was educated in India at Isabella Thoburn College and 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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… 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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… 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report How we're changing the world. Annual Report Audit Report IRS 990 Form Here are some highlights from …
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… International Women’s Day 2023 International Women’s Day 2023 #EmbraceEquity The theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. Smile Train partners with …
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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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… to the capital of Jiangsu Province, Wang Li was approved for free surgery and subsequently became the first recipient of Smile Train sponsored cleft repair surgery. After the surgery, Wang Li reenrolled in school — the strange looks from … into the mirror, I saw a different person looking back at me — a smiling person. I think that was the first time I ever smiled,” she recalled. After she finished school, Wang Li found love and was married. Just like her parents, the couple … and love that allowed me the chance to have such a happy family. I believe if everyone could contribute a piece of love, Smile Train could bring smiles to everywhere in the world.” Recently, we received an update on what life is like for Wang …