![Simrik smiling and holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/simrik-50.jpg?itok=w8sWoLwJ)
Simrik’s Future is Bright as Her Smile
For this girl of the Himalayas, no goal is too lofty
![Federico smiling in a soccer jersey](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-10/federico-50.jpg?itok=4LJBnDqP)
Federico Has Mastered the Art of Surprise
Meet the newest soccer star from Argentina
![r. Judy Ward and another doctor sitting down with a Simulare cleft model on the table. They are talking to Dr. Juan Carlos Zambrano who is standing over them and leaning on their chairs.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-08/50-50.jpg?itok=rpZ2zSJ9)
Smile Train's Inaugural LIT Congress
In Santiago, Chile, 200 medical partners from across Latin America united for a three-day cleft care confab
![Isabella and her mother Jenifer](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-06/isabella-jenifer.jpg?itok=VQRaS8En)
Isabella’s Mother Fought to Give Her a Life Worth Living
And Smile Train fought right alongside her
Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
![Zuzi holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-06/zuzi-holding-before.jpg?itok=jq9qCY9l)
Zuzi and Her Family Angle a Future, Along with Dentsply Sirona
No one knows the power of hope like a fisherman’s child
![Jenious holding a picture of himself as a baby before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-05/jenious-50.jpg?itok=1lFA17CG)
Building Robots for Good? That’s Jenious
This budding inventor has known technology’s potential to save lives from the day he was born
Vanesa and Sofia Complete Each Other’s Journeys
A daughter gives her mother education and a bright future
![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)
History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
![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
![Nina with patient](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/nina-50.jpg?itok=DYsVQ52U)
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