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Adjoa Survived to Smile
She spent 45 years shackled by her cleft. Now, she feels she can do anything
After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile
No one is too remote for Smile Train
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Simrik’s Future is Bright as Her Smile
For this girl of the Himalayas, no goal is too lofty
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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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Building Robots for Good? That’s Jenious
This budding inventor has known technology’s potential to save lives from the day he was born
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They Held Mustafa Close, Then They Embraced Him
How Smile Train helped one family move from shock to smiles
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“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
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Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope
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Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future
Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondos has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
Sebastian: From Nine Days to Live to Chubby Baby
After Pamela's delivery, the nurses told her that her son, Sebastian, only had nine days to live. She was devastated. She didn’t know where to turn. Then she was referred to Smile Train's local partner, Fundacion Ninos que Rien.