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![Dr. Mayuri Kalyanpad smiling in a lab coat after cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-03/dr-mayuri-kalyanpad-lab-coat-50.jpg?itok=vfxG-9qV)
India
Dr. Mayuri Kalyanpad: From Patient to Doctor
She’s been on the journey. Now she’s dedicated to making the way easier for others
![Bhumika smiling with her mother Jyoti after her cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-02/bhumika-smiling-mother-jyoti-after-cleft-surgery-50.jpg?itok=nPCx-cXi)
India
Bhumika: A Powerful Story of Life and Loss
After her father died when she was only three months old, Smile Train’s support meant everything to her family.
![Manthan before and after surgery for his cleft](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-01/manthan-50.jpg?itok=DmwUh1CE)
India
Manthan: Sometimes, our Patients’ Mothers Need a “Mother”
Ashwini opens up about how our local partners healed her, too
![Paulwin smiling and holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-10/paulwin-50.jpg?itok=x6mkkpc2)
India
Paulwin: A Daughter’s Cleft, a Family’s Journey
When Paulwin couldn’t eat, neither could her mother. Now they are both smiling
![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)
Angola
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.
Colombia
Athletes Lead Sports Camp for Smile Train Patients in Colombia
We all smile and sweat in the same language
![Anmolpreet smiling and holding a picture of himself as a baby before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/anmolpreet-50.jpg?itok=E-qKG0rb)
India
I Wasn’t Prepared for Anmolpreet to Have a Cleft, Too
A woman with a cleft on having a son with a cleft
![The cleft choir at Hospital Notti in Mendoza, Argentina, performing on a scenic riverbank](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/choir-lp-header.jpg?itok=KO5e5fiq)
Colombia
Smile Train Choirs: Hearing is Believing
Six videos of children’s lives being changed one song — and one smile — at a time
![Nina with patient](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/nina-50.jpg?itok=DYsVQ52U)
Benin
Dr. Nina Capo-Chichi: “Clefts Go Deeper Than What You See”
Our Program Director for West Africa on the particular impact of clefts on women and girls
Angola
Behind the Smiles: Dr. Preciosa Bento
Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about
![Mamta Carroll smiling and hugging Pinki](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/Mamta-Carrol-smiling-and-hugging-pinki-5050.jpg?itok=StBrDO12)