![Rahmad stands by his Smile Train recruitment van](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-10/rahmad-with-van-smile-train-free-cleft-surgery-indonesia.jpg?itok=KoCoTZZb)
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Why Children Need Their Own Operating Rooms
Smile Train and KidsOR are teaming up to make pediatric surgery safer and more accessible in Tanzania's Lake Zone.
![Karina and her mother, who holds a picture of her before her cleft surgery.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-08/karina-with-mother-holding-picture-of-before-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-indonesia.jpg?itok=eKhBxk4o)
GSK and Smile Train Give Karina’s Family Something to Smile About in Lockdown
Distance and pandemic are no match for this social worker.
![Smile Train patient Demaris from Kenya holds a picture of herself before her free cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-07/damaris-holding-photo-before-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-kenya.jpg?itok=g5glTJIO)
Determined Damaris
Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.
![Indonesian police officer reaches out to a child with a cleft before his free Smile Train surgery.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-07/indonesia-police-outreach-child-with-father-in-sideways-hat-before-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery.jpg?itok=1aCqXdoC)
A Transformational Collaboration in Indonesia
Reaching every corner of Indonesia with our partners.
![Hector Daniel held by his family](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-06/hector-looks-forward.jpg?itok=ciFZXyX-)
We Are Smiles in El Salvador
When their son's life was changed forever, Héctor Rivas and Karen wanted to give the same relief to families across El Salvador.
![Zawata with mother after free Smile Train cleft lip palate surgery.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/zawata-with-mother-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-indonesia.jpg?itok=yKvG9D-e)
Healing a Daughter's Smile and a Mother's Heart
![Oscar holding a picture of himself before free Smile Train cleft lip and plate surgery in Zambia.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-04/oscar-after-free-cleft-surgery-holding-before-picture-zambia.jpg?itok=u-8JmCUs)
Oscar is a Gift
How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile.
![Dr Esther Nyambura Njoroge](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-03/dr-esther-nyambura-njoroge.jpg?itok=qnfChSdH)
A Calling and a Duty: Advocating for Universal Health Coverage
An interview with Dr. Esther Njoroge-Muriithi.
![Dr. Amanda Malungo holding a cleft patient after his surgery.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-03/amanda-malungo-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgeon-zambia-holding-patient.jpg?itok=iM3or6IP)
This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia
She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.
A Virtual Journey of Smiles to Africa
Smile Train staff in Africa are ready to show you the impact of your support.