Maricel: Both My Daughters Have Clefts and I Consider Myself the Luckiest Mom on Earth
Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope
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
Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower
How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable
Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All
A Miracle to Believe In
A cleft mother’s true story of faith, miracles, and Smile Train
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.
Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words
Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop”
For adults with clefts, a smile also means fulfilling work with dignity.
Oscar is a Gift
How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile.
Livingstone Clings to Life
Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.