Livingstone Clings to Life
Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.
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.
A Walk to Freedom
Nkunda had to hide in the bushes on his journey to school every day. Something needed to be done.
Saksham: Hope Is Always Alive
A boy from India is starving and his parents don't know what to do.
Why Yona Has Six Babies Named for Her
"For me, it’s always the question of 'What if Smile Train hadn’t been there?'"
Mamta Carroll: Every Patient is a World in Themselves
Mamta oversees Smile Train's programs from Egypt to the Philippines but sees the whole world in the smile of each individual child.
Nourishing Saraswati
Saraswati's parents tried everything to feed their baby, but no matter what they tried, the milk still spilled out her cleft. She constantly screamed with hunger, and they didn't know how she'd make it. Then a friend told them about Smile Train.
One Family Needs Three Smiles
Kamlesh learned to live with his cleft. His three children could not.
100,000 Smiles In Africa
When Zena's family thought they could never afford cleft treatment for their daughter, you gave them hope.
Smile Pinki 10 Years Later
A decade after her Oscar® win, Pinki's story continues to shine the spotlight on the importance of cleft care in India.
Fernanda: The Jolly Rancher
Wendy was 17, single, and scared. She had just had a baby with a cleft, and any help seemed far, far away from her family's ranch in the remote Andes highlands. But Smile Train was there.