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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.
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Ghana
Kelvin Hopes to Bring Smiles All Throughout Ghana
And he has the plan to make it happen
Egypt
Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
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Egypt
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
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Egypt
They Held Mustafa Close, Then They Embraced Him
How Smile Train helped one family move from shock to smiles
Angola
Behind the Smiles: Dr. Preciosa Bento
Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about
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Ghana
My Husband Left When Our Daughter Was Born With a Cleft
But thanks to Smile Train and my family, we have never been alone
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Egypt
Innovinity Gives Children With Clefts Their Big Breaks
Our partners understand that children with clefts need so much more than surgery to thrive
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Egypt
Dr. Tarek: Hearing Care is Cleft Care
Why one of the world’s foremost experts on clefts and hearing is a proud Smile Train partner
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Egypt
Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope