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Dominican Republic
Sebastian: From Nine Days to Live to Chubby Baby
After Pamela's delivery, the nurses told her that her son, Sebastian, only had nine days to live. She was devastated. She didn’t know where to turn. Then she was referred to Smile Train's local partner, Fundacion Ninos que Rien.
![Saber being held by his father after his Smile Train cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-09/saber-after-free-smile-train-cleft-surgery-egypt.jpg?itok=pdWio38F)
Egypt
Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words
Their names are withheld; their truth is not.
![Barbara with her mother and sister.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-08/barbara-with-mother-sister-and-bunny-after-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-smile-train-mexico-50.jpg?itok=_X45FAKk)
Mexico
What Bárbara Taught Her Mother
A story of love, destiny, and the power of a smile.
![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)
Indonesia
GSK and Smile Train Give Karina’s Family Something to Smile About in Lockdown
Distance and pandemic are no match for this social worker.
![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)
Indonesia
Healing a Daughter's Smile and a Mother's Heart
Sometimes when a child has surgery, it's the mother who feels it the most.
![Aira smiling in school](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-01/aira-smiling-in-school.jpg?itok=Oy8xxlkC)
Indonesia
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!
![Kenzu with his family in a field](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/kenzu-in-field.jpg?itok=a0cLQn6p)
Indonesia
On the Other Side of Tears, a Smile
“Don’t worry, keep the faith, and tell others about Smile Train.”
Indonesia
Ayu and Ade
Their untreated clefts made life so unbearable for Ade and his daughter Ayu that Smile Train had to call the Army in.
![Habeeba's family holds image of her before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/habeeba-family-hold-before-image.jpg?itok=wIzXMn7A)
Egypt
A Father In Disbelief
When Habeeba was born, the doctor gasped and told her mother, Ahlam, he’d never seen a baby like her before.
Mexico
It Starts with a Smile: Ever
First, we helped him find his smile. Then, we helped him find his voice.