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Simrik’s Future is Bright as Her Smile
For this girl of the Himalayas, no goal is too lofty
![Federico smiling in a soccer jersey](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-10/federico-50.jpg?itok=4LJBnDqP)
Federico Has Mastered the Art of Surprise
Meet the newest soccer star from Argentina
![Zita smiling and holding a hoe in front of her crops](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-09/zita-50.jpg?itok=Cs46xS0K)
Zita: How Two Days with Smile Train Changed Everything After 40 Years Alone
Zita isolated herself from society since childhood, only comfortable with her family. Smile Train helped her shine in her community.
![r. Judy Ward and another doctor sitting down with a Simulare cleft model on the table. They are talking to Dr. Juan Carlos Zambrano who is standing over them and leaning on their chairs.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-08/50-50.jpg?itok=rpZ2zSJ9)
Smile Train's Inaugural LIT Congress
In Santiago, Chile, 200 medical partners from across Latin America united for a three-day cleft care confab
![Isabella and her mother Jenifer](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-06/isabella-jenifer.jpg?itok=VQRaS8En)
Isabella’s Mother Fought to Give Her a Life Worth Living
And Smile Train fought right alongside her
Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
![Zuzi holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-06/zuzi-holding-before.jpg?itok=jq9qCY9l)
Zuzi and Her Family Angle a Future, Along with Dentsply Sirona
No one knows the power of hope like a fisherman’s child
![Jenious holding a picture of himself as a baby before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-05/jenious-50.jpg?itok=1lFA17CG)
Building Robots for Good? That’s Jenious
This budding inventor has known technology’s potential to save lives from the day he was born
Vanesa and Sofia Complete Each Other’s Journeys
A daughter gives her mother education and a bright future
![Makiba holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/makiba-50.jpg?itok=-6n7kO-v)
History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
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Dr. Sally Adel: High-Achieving Women Can Have It All
She’s a mom, professor, MD, speech therapist, swallowing and feeding therapist, and our hero