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![Tsiorihasina smiling after cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-02/tsiori-50.jpg?itok=4DL3VKxw)
Madagascar
When Things Got Tough, Tsiorihasina’s Mom Got Tougher
Nothing could stop this mom from getting her daughter the treatment she needed
![Mariam smiling and holding a photo of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-02/_0000_IMG_9403%20copy.jpg?itok=Mxi0BGhv)
Ethiopia
Mariam Was Bullied Out of School Because of Her Cleft
Now, nothing can stop her
![Zinash holding Marsillas and a picture of her before her cleft surgery. Both are smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/marsillas-50.jpg?itok=plFiSpR1)
![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.
![Fy looking up at the camera](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-07/DSCF3525-5050.jpg?itok=wGKzY-_r)
![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)
Ethiopia
History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
![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
Angola
Behind the Smiles: Dr. Preciosa Bento
Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about
![Yohanes and his mother smiling and holding a picture of him before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/yohanes-50.jpg?itok=lP601sFF)
Ethiopia
Never Sleep on Yohanes
More proof that nothing is stronger than a mother’s love
Colombia
Cleft Community Advisory Council Members Visit Colombia
One community, separated and united by smiles
![Valery and her family](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-09/valery-with-family-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-colombia-smile-train.jpg?itok=jtWxnZEF)
Colombia
Valery Finds Her Happy Place
When a child is born with a cleft, it affects every member of the family