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Zimbabwe
Dr. Tsitsi Sithole Makes History by Ensuring the Future
Meet Zimbabwe’s first female pediatric anesthesiologist
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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.
![Ray holding a photo of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-08/ray-before-5050.jpg?itok=9LejUJKM)
Vietnam
Ray and His Family Held Out Hope for 16 Years
When they heard about Smile Train, they knew they finally found what they were looking for
![Dat and Lian](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/dat-50.jpg?itok=8H4N1qtc)
Vietnam
Dat’s Smile is Simply Unforgettable
The mother of our 25,000th patient in Vietnam shares her story
Angola
Behind the Smiles: Dr. Preciosa Bento
Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about
![Audrey and Herve holding their twins, Lloyd and Floyd](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/lloyd-floyd-with-parents-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-cameroon-smile-train.jpg?itok=AJyGV3ll)
Cameroon
Lloyd and Floyd: From Double the Shock to Double the Smiles
Sometimes opportunity is a knock. Other times, it’s a call from your mother
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Cameroon
A Son’s Cleft, a Father’s Destiny
How Mouhamed’s cleft might forever change cleft care in Cameroon
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Zimbabwe
Rosemary Has Something to Tell You
A patient’s mother speaks from the hospital.
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Zimbabwe
Getting Munashe Back
“I can’t find the words to express the joy I have in my heart for what Smile Train did for our child.”
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Zimbabwe
Why Yona Has Six Babies Named for Her
"For me, it’s always the question of 'What if Smile Train hadn’t been there?'"
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Vietnam
From Tragic Beginnings To Smiles In Vietnam
When Dr. Dau started as a Smile Train partner, he knew children with clefts were often abandoned or put in orphanages. As an orphan himself, he comes to work each day determined that no other child should experience that pain.