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
Afghanistan Oct 19, 2021 A Message of Hope from Afghanistan How our partners in Kabul are helping children smile through the unthinkable.
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.
Egypt Sep 16, 2021 Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words Their names are withheld; their truth is not.
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.
Nigeria Jul 29, 2021 Building Capacity Through Education How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way
Egypt Jul 1, 2021 How One Hospital Expanded Cleft Care During COVID-19 The incredible story of Kids Hospital in Egypt in the words of the heroic staff who made it happen.
Nigeria Jun 10, 2021 Annointed for Greatness The story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words.
Zambia Apr 22, 2021 Oscar is a Gift How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile.
Zambia Mar 2, 2021 This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.
Zambia Sep 23, 2020 Baby Samson’s Superhuman Strength Aunt Rebecca did not trust that her sister would provide Samson with the special care he needed. So, she brought him back to the place he was born, the tiny-two room house he now shared with 13 relatives, all female.
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.