Our Stories

How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable

For adults with clefts, a smile also means fulfilling work with dignity.

He didn’t speak until he was 18. Now, people flock to hear him talk.

A mother’s first-person account.

Dr. Ingrid Leal lends her expertise to improve nutrition programs in the Philippines

Elizabeth's family tries to find the cleft surgery she desperately needs, in the middle of a lockdown.

Aldrian is still on his cleft treatment journey. Watch as he works on speaking with confidence. 

The Philippines has unique challenges for children receiving cleft treatment. Kimmy is more than up to meeting them.