![Dermot Davitt, Mamta Carroll, and Martin Moodie](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-06/davitt-mamta-moodie.jpg?itok=Qdb664Yr)
Inside the Smile Raising Charity Dinner
An outsider’s view from inside a VIP fundraising event
Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
Vanesa and Sofia Complete Each Other’s Journeys
A daughter gives her mother education and a bright future
Tadeo Sees a Brighter Tomorrow
His courageous mother fought for him from his first breath
![Jhon Bruce Lee smiling with his parents and holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/j-bruce-lee-50.jpg?itok=vfVjnAj1)
Jhon Bruce Lee: A Cleft Warrior’s Journey
With his cleft team at his side, there’s no stopping him
![Dr. Sally](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/dr-sally-headshot.jpg?itok=fJ675NBC)
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
![Mustafa with his parents before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/mustafa-50.jpg?itok=VUA3K2Th)
They Held Mustafa Close, Then They Embraced Him
How Smile Train helped one family move from shock to smiles
Neto’s Cleft Made Him an Introvert. Now It Makes Him an Inspiration
His mother’s wisdom now motivates a whole new generation
![Akuya smiling while holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/akuya-50.jpg?itok=87ES-4Qh)
“She Is Our Pride and What Gave Us Strength”
How a family from rural Togo overcame superstition and fear to get their daughter the care she needed
A Love Song for Ana Sofia, and All Children with Clefts
"An incomplete smile that completes me…"
Smiling at the End of the World
How Smile Train is bringing local cleft care to the edge of human civilization