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Tanzania
Cleft Nutrition Care Is Saving Lives in Tanzania
When a cleft makes feeding impossible, so is cleft surgery
![YLC co-chair Lou Jug speaks at Cleft Con Chicago in July](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-09/cleft-con-chicago-smile-train.jpg?itok=cbzyIF2y)
United States
Voices From the First-Ever In-Person Cleft Con
“It truly felt like we all needed it — as though it fed our souls”
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Egypt
Innovinity Gives Children With Clefts Their Big Breaks
Our partners understand that children with clefts need so much more than surgery to thrive
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United States
Reflections from Lisa Boucher, RN and Cleft Mom
“It was unnerving at first to sit holding my infant in a small room surrounded by physicians. The only thing missing was a spotlight.”
Kenya
A Life-Changing Transformation
Christine Errico’s cleft journey inspires advocacy at home and abroad
![Nathalie as a girl](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-08/nathalie-martinez-cleft-lip-palate-community-girl-50.jpg?itok=tpanAGTP)
United States
Nathalie Martinez is Using Her Voice to Make Cleft Treatment More Accessible
A powerful reminder that there’s no such thing as “normal”
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Egypt
Dr. Tarek: Hearing Care is Cleft Care
Why one of the world’s foremost experts on clefts and hearing is a proud Smile Train partner
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United States
Teresa Bridges: Love Yourself and Respect Others
There is nothing more important for parents to teach.
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United States
Tara Blanco: "Whatever Your Kid Dreams Of Being, They Can Still Be That."
How this speech therapist is using her experiences to pave the way for children with clefts.
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United Kingdom
Cleft 2022: Collaboration, Compassion, Excellence
Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 46+ countries to the world’s largest cleft conference in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Tanzania
Eight Years Later, Osawa is Still Smiling
Smile Train’s 1 millionth patient now aspires to be a doctor himself