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Ramses holding a Smile Train logo
Peru
Jun 22, 2022

Ramses: How a Mother's Instinct Made the Impossible Possible

A mother's love knows no bounds

Kristhell and her mother, Cinthya, hold a picture of Kristhell before Smile Train cleft surgery
Peru
Mar 24, 2022

Shining, Sparkling, Smiling Kristhell

How one kind stranger changed a little girl’s life

Chiara holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery and standing with her parents and dog
Peru
Feb 10, 2022

Two Pandemics Can’t Stop Chiara’s Smile

Smile Train’s local model means our patients receive care no matter what
Zindia holds Joseyur in one arm and a picture of him before cleft surgery in the other
Peru
Nov 16, 2021

Zindia and Joseyur Keep Going

Never bet against a mother’s will to see her child smile.

Nigeria
Aug 24, 2021

Empowering Cleft Moms in Nigeria

First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.

Pam with Susie and a patient
United States
May 21, 2021

Pamela Sheeran on Smile Train’s Investment in Expanding Non-Surgical Cleft Care

An interview with the woman behind our comprehensive cleft care programs.
Smile Train patient Gianna after cleft lip and palate surgery
United States
Mar 15, 2021

How Smile Train Kept Making Smiles Through COVID-19

While other cleft organizations’ operations were indefinitely suspended or severely cut back, Smile Train was able to keep moving.

Adriana Zavalaga Smile Train Nutrition
Peru
Mar 9, 2021

Adriana Zavalaga: It Starts with Nutrition

Adriana is bringing nutrition education to cleft-affected families across Peru.

Dr. Luis Cuadros with a cleft lip and palate patient and his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation.
United States
Feb 24, 2021

"It Is Possible": Celebrating Dr. Luis Cuadros

Thanks to Dr. Cuadros — and Smile Train — having a cleft on the Navajo reservations of New Mexico is no longer a sentence to a life of isolation and sickness.

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