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Romania
Ionut: Separation, Isolation… Then a Smile
A mother manages cleft care through quarantine
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Ecuador
David’s Cleft Journey in His Mother’s Words
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.
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Madagascar
Ready to Meet the Challenge in Madagascar
Neilsen helped a mission organization that flew doctors into Madagascar to provide cleft care, but he knew local doctors were as capable as those flying in.
Laos
A Tourist, a Phone Call, and a Child Given a Second Chance at Life
Small acts of kindness can have really big consequences.
![Mohammad at refugee camp living with an untreated cleft lip](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/mohammad-before-cleft-lip-surgery.jpg?itok=MLP3MkW2)
Bangladesh
A Smile 40 Years In The Making: A Rohingya Refugee’s Journey
Though Mohammad's future is uncertain, Smile Train has given him hope.
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Ecuador
A Father’s Legacy of Smiles
How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.
![Andrea in Smile Train scrubs](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/andrea-in-smile-train-scrubs.jpg?itok=I7wdA3WA)
Ecuador
Treating the Whole Child in Ecuador
Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.
Mozambique
100,000 Smiles In Africa
When Zena's family thought they could never afford cleft treatment for their daughter, you gave them hope.
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Ecuador
Cristina Solano: Speaking from the Heart
When Cristina learned her son would have a cleft, she sought comfort and support, but found none, even from the local community. Until she met Dr. Dávalos. In the 10 years since, they've changed what it means to have a cleft in Ecuador, together.
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Ecuador
Fernanda: The Jolly Rancher
Wendy was 17, single, and scared. She had just had a baby with a cleft, and any help seemed far, far away from her family's ranch in the remote Andes highlands. But Smile Train was there.