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Egypt
Dr. Sally Adel: High-Achieving Women Can Have It All
She’s a mom, professor, MD, speech therapist, swallowing and feeding therapist, and our hero
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Egypt
Innovinity Gives Children With Clefts Their Big Breaks
Our partners understand that children with clefts need so much more than surgery to thrive
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Bulgaria
Kristiyana: How a Two-Hour Surgery Changed a Little Girl's Life
For Kristiyana’s family, Smile Train opened new opportunities for happier lives
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Egypt
Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope
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Egypt
Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future
Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondos has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
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Bulgaria
This Cleft Mom and Speech Therapist Knows All That a Smile Can Mean
A truly unique perspective from a mother who has seen it all
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Egypt
Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words
Their names are withheld; their truth is not.
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Bulgaria
A Family’s Race to Spread Cleft Awareness in Bulgaria
Nothing stops this cleft dad.
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Zimbabwe
Why Yona Has Six Babies Named for Her
"For me, it’s always the question of 'What if Smile Train hadn’t been there?'"