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India
May 12, 2022

Jaya’s Smile Is Living Proof of the Power We All Have to Make a Difference

How Smile Train and GSK are partnering to save more children’s lives
Bhargavi holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery
India
Apr 28, 2022

Bhargavi: Commitment and Compassion in Mumbai

Smile Train’s comprehensive care inspires families and caregivers alike.
Maxi's mother holding him just after his free cleft surgery
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
Dr. Neela making the #BreakTheBias hand symbol for International Women's Day
India
Mar 7, 2022

Dr. Neela Bhattacharya: Breaking the Bias in Global Healthcare

Why this trailblazer dares girls to be like pumpkins
Opeyemi riding on his mother's back
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
Comrade Olubunmi Lawal-Aiyedun
Nigeria
Dec 7, 2021

Nursing Leadership in Pediatric Surgical Care

Comrade Olubunmi Lawal-Aiyedun

 

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.
Smile Train patient Smile Rai with his parents, who are holding a picture of him before his free cleft surgery in Nepal
Nepal
Sep 7, 2021

Destiny’s Smile

Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.

kids or cleft baby
Tanzania
Sep 3, 2021

Why Children Need Their Own Operating Rooms

Smile Train and KidsOR are teaming up to make pediatric surgery safer and more accessible in Tanzania's Lake Zone.
 

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.

Baby boy at oral health training
Nigeria
Aug 23, 2021

All Aboard for Healthy Smiles

With GSK, we're providing oral health training to support children with clefts.

WACS surgeons in bright Smile Train scrubs
Nigeria
Jul 29, 2021

Building Capacity Through Education

How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way

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