Togo Oct 3, 2023 Smile Train Helps Spread Cleft Speech Therapy Across West Africa How a speech therapist from Benin is helping Smile Train patients find their voice
Togo Oct 13, 2022 Dr. Grégoire Akakpo-Numado: Smile Train’s Model is Life or Death for My Patients To begin a career bringing tears of joy to mothers across Togo, he had to make his father mad first
Paraguay Apr 20, 2022 The Wait Is Over: Paraguay's First Local, Sustainable Cleft Care Center Opens COVID-19 only further proved the need for empowering local healthcare experts
Nigeria Sep 23, 2021 Meet Nigeria's Sing and Smile Club So often, clefts cause speech issues that make children embarrassed to speak, even after surgery. Our solution? Teach them how to sing.
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.
Nigeria Jul 29, 2021 Building Capacity Through Education How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way
Paraguay May 11, 2021 Smile Train’s Next Stop: Paraguay Building a sustainable, local foundation for success in our newest partner country.
Ethiopia Apr 5, 2021 "I Am Resilient!" Meet Smile Train's Program Manager for East Africa A conversation with one of our heroes.
Zambia Mar 2, 2021 This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.
Ecuador Jun 11, 2019 A Father’s Legacy of Smiles How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.
Ecuador Mar 7, 2019 Treating the Whole Child in Ecuador Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.
Nigeria Feb 21, 2018 The Pioneer Professor: Olugbemiga Ogunlewe Nigeria's first female oral surgeon has dedicated her career to improving the lives of children with clefts across the country. She found a worthy partner in Smile Train.