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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 …
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… was born, a man at Yolanda’s work showed her an advertisement in the newspaper for Misión Caritas Felices (MCF), a Smile Train partner. Yolanda sprang into action. She woke up at 3 AM to take Bhania to MCF for an initial consultation. … doctors checked back a month later, the feeding plan had worked and Bhania was ready! Bhania and Yolanda share a loving smile Bhania’s cleft lip surgery took place in the morning. She and Yolanda were home by the afternoon. The doctors at … her Aunt Ofelia. “Thank you, doctors, for helping me,” Bhania says to the team at MCF. “Thank you very much.” “I thank Smile Train for the support they have given us and Misión Caritas Felices and all their doctors and staff,” Yolanda adds. …
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… I Wasn’t Prepared for Anmolpreet to Have a Cleft, Too I Wasn’t Prepared for Anmolpreet to Have a Cleft, Too A woman with a cleft on having a son with a cleft … using a dropper or a spoon, but he never got it all*. Knowing that your child is underweight and hungry even after you do everything you possibly can to feed him is heartbreaking. Anmolpreet as a baby before cleft surgery We were able to … did lead to an improvement, to a certain extent, but it was not enough because Anmolpreet still had his cleft palate, which meant his feeding problems remained. Thankfully, it was around that time that a midwife told me about the …
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… no other family ever feels as alone as hers did when they received the news. It’s what led this Kokomo, IN mom to join Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC) — our board of cleft-affected Americans who help advance our communications strategies and work to strengthen the US cleft community — and start Legendary Smiles , a resource dedicated to helping cleft-affected families. Legendary Smiles is a good name for her organization because Monica is a legend in the US cleft community. Read her incredible …
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… that tragedy, Danai rose from unthinkable grief to start the Shumiro Sarah Crystal Magandi Trust, a local nonprofit (and Smile Train partner) whose goal is to provide emotional and logistical support to every cleft-affected family in … friends as trustees, and the Shumiro Sarah Crystal Magandi Trust was born. That WhatsApp group is also how I came across Smile Train. Sibusisiwe Yona, Smile Train’s Program Manager for Southern Africa , messaged me one day asking for admin permission. I didn’t know her at …