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Apr 26, 2022

Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Help Cleft Patients Get Runway Ready

There is confidence and beauty in every smile.

Alex, Kendra, their parents, and a member of their cleft team
Mexico
Mar 18, 2022

Alex and Kendra: Born for Greatness

Inspired by their parents and cleft team, this brother and sister have made their clefts their superpower for good
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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.
 

Miss Universe Andrea Meza with two Smile Train patients in Mexico
Mexico
Sep 2, 2021

Miss Universe Comes Home to Make Mexico Smile

For Andrea Meza, clefts are personal.

Barbara with her mother and sister.
Mexico
Aug 26, 2021

What Bárbara Taught Her Mother

A story of love, destiny, and the power of a smile.
Adahara, on horseback, smiling in the Mexican sun after cleft treatment.
Mexico
Mar 2, 2021

The Smile That Will Spark Hundreds More

Adahara knew she was lucky to receive all the cleft treatment she needed from an early age. She's training to become a Smile Train partner because she knows not every child with a cleft is so lucky.

Smile Train Africa staff member Neilson
Madagascar
Jan 21, 2021

Ready to Meet the Challenge in Madagascar

Neilsen helped a mission organization that flew doctors into Madagascar to provide cleft care, but he knew local doctors were as capable as those flying in. 

Mexico
Jun 11, 2020

Smile Train Regional Update: Americas

Our Regional Director for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean on our local response to COVID-19.

Mexico
May 8, 2020

Three Moms Passing Knowledge and Comfort On

Meet the three moms changing what it means to have a child with a cleft in Chiapas.

Tanzania
Jul 11, 2019

It Starts with a Smile: Osawa

Checking in with our 1,000,000th patient.
Mexico
Jun 13, 2019

It Starts with a Smile: Ever

First, we helped him find his smile. Then, we helped him find his voice.
Yusufa is happy
Tanzania
Feb 14, 2019

Yusufa's Story

His Wish For A Kiss

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