Our Stories

Facing unprecedented uncertainty, a young family found hope with Smile Train

Our model of empowering local cleft teams makes all the difference for families like Aaron's.

How Smile Train helped a girl who nearly didn't survive infancy grow to become queen of the rink.

Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.

Angelica was 15 years old, single, and had just given birth to a baby with a cleft. All she knew about clefts was how she had seen people with them harassed without mercy. But she promised to never give up on the little life before her. 

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Smile Train patient Mia from Argentina. 

Monica has been through more than any child should, but today she shines bright.

Nurse Celeste always tried to avoid working with the babies with clefts in her neonatal ward because she felt unable to meet their needs. Then her son was born with a cleft.

Dr. Echeverri founded FISULAB in the belief that all aspects of cleft care are equal.