Ethiopia Apr 11, 2023 History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
Nigeria Feb 2, 2023 Susanna Finds Her Voice Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20
Togo Dec 28, 2022 “She Is Our Pride and What Gave Us Strength” How a family from rural Togo overcame superstition and fear to get their daughter the care she needed
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
Nigeria Aug 12, 2022 Immaculata: How a Mother's Faith Brought Hope and New Beginnings A story of maternal love and faith bringing a family light out of darkness
United Kingdom Jul 27, 2022 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
Ethiopia May 19, 2022 A Major Change in Children's Surgery An interview with Smile Train partner Dr. Getaw on how Smile Train and Lifebox are making surgery safer for children with clefts
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
Ethiopia Oct 7, 2021 Untold Stories In Ethiopia, Dr. Bethel and Smile Train are changing the narrative around malnutrition.
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.