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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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Ray and His Family Held Out Hope for 16 Years
When they heard about Smile Train, they knew they finally found what they were looking for
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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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Dat’s Smile is Simply Unforgettable
The mother of our 25,000th patient in Vietnam shares her story
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They Held Mustafa Close, Then They Embraced Him
How Smile Train helped one family move from shock to smiles
![Akuya smiling while holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/akuya-50.jpg?itok=87ES-4Qh)
“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
Thank You for Giving Us Something to Smile About in 2021
Because of you, 81,000+ children with clefts in 70+ countries will forever remember 2021 as the year they could finally smile.