Smile Train’s Next Stop: Paraguay
Building a sustainable, local foundation for success in our newest partner country.
David’s Cleft Journey in His Mother’s Words
Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.
Changing Cleft Culture in Nigeria
Dedicated Smile Train partners in Nigeria are taking to the streets to educate about clefts.
Saksham: Hope Is Always Alive
A boy from India is starving and his parents don't know what to do.
Nurse Lisette Jerez
How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic
Dr. Carmen Gloria Morovic: Trailblazing Cleft Surgeon In Chile
Surgeon. Activist. Teacher. Woman.
Nourishing Saraswati
Saraswati's parents tried everything to feed their baby, but no matter what they tried, the milk still spilled out her cleft. She constantly screamed with hunger, and they didn't know how she'd make it. Then a friend told them about Smile Train.
One Family Needs Three Smiles
Kamlesh learned to live with his cleft. His three children could not.
A Father’s Legacy of Smiles
How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.
Treating the Whole Child in Ecuador
Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.
The Pioneer Professor: Olugbemiga Ogunlewe
Nigeria's first female oral surgeon has dedicated her career to improving the lives of children with clefts across the country. She found a worthy partner in Smile Train.