Giving Children with Clefts Their Smiles Back in Tanzania
A peek at just some of the lifesaving work Smile Train makes possible each day
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The Wait Is Over: Paraguay's First Local, Sustainable Cleft Care Center Opens
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A Message of Hope from Afghanistan
Bringing Smiles to the Amazon with Yaçuri
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Smile Train’s Next Stop: Paraguay
Building a sustainable, local foundation for success in our newest partner country.
Silvia and Marisa Make Dental Dreams Come True
Dental and orthodontic care is changing lives in Argentina.
Andrea Helps Children With Clefts Tell Their Own Stories
How a Smile Train partner from Argentina helps children speak with confidence.
Cristina Changes the Story of Our Patients' Lives Through Nutrition
Nutrition is the first step in a child's cleft treatment journey.
Smile Train Regional Update: South East Asia
Our Regional Director for South East Asia on our local response to COVID-19.
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A Nurse's Commitment
Nurse Celeste always tried to avoid working with the babies with clefts in her neonatal ward because she felt unable to meet their needs. Then her son was born with a cleft.
Nurse Celeste
Nurse Celeste used to feel so unable to help the babies with clefts that were born in her ward that she avoided them. Then she had a son with a cleft.