Egypt May 13, 2022 Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondos has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
Nigeria Feb 22, 2022 Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile
United States Jan 3, 2022 Thank You for Giving Us Something to Smile About in 2021 Because of you, 81,000+ children with clefts in 70+ countries will forever remember 2021 as the year they could finally smile.
United States Oct 21, 2021 A Grandson Carries On His Gigi’s Memory, and Her Smile The perfect tribute to a woman who knew just how to make everyone feel seen
Egypt Sep 16, 2021 Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words Their names are withheld; their truth is not.
Nepal Sep 7, 2021 Destiny’s Smile Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.
Nepal Jul 6, 2021 A Mother Learns to Trust A cleft mom from Nepal on how Smile Train helped heal her whole family.
Nigeria Jun 10, 2021 Annointed for Greatness The story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words.
Laos Dec 7, 2020 A Tourist, a Phone Call, and a Child Given a Second Chance at Life Small acts of kindness can have really big consequences.
Egypt Feb 1, 2020 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.
Nepal Sep 10, 2019 A Smile Educates Everyone told Gyana to abandon her daughter when she was born with a cleft; her husband threatened to kill himself if she didn't. Afraid for both their lives, she took the child and fled.
Nepal Dec 11, 2018 A Jenious Smile After a rough beginning, Jenious' life is now filled with puppies, music, and kung-fu.