A Mother Learns to Trust
Healing a Daughter's Smile and a Mother's Heart
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.
A Warrior at Heart
At one month old, Mirian weighed just four pounds. Five months later, with the support of our local partners, she had transformed into a happy, chubby baby.
An Aira of Hope
When Aira started school, she struggled to speak up, was bullied, and had few friends. Now. after her cleft surgery, she's the star of the class!
A Walk to Freedom
Nkunda had to hide in the bushes on his journey to school every day. Something needed to be done.
Baby Samson’s Superhuman Strength
Aunt Rebecca did not trust that her sister would provide Samson with the special care he needed. So, she brought him back to the place he was born, the tiny-two room house he now shared with 13 relatives, all female.
On the Other Side of Tears, a Smile
“Don’t worry, keep the faith, and tell others about Smile Train.”
Ayu and Ade
It’s Never Too Late to Dream
Maria has been waiting for cleft surgery since 1953. When the opportunity came, her son wanted her to pass.
A Smile That Brightens And Enlightens
Ayubu's classmates harassed him relentlessly for years because of a local myth about clefts. When he was 10 years old, his mother heard there was hope at a hospital less than an hour away.