Togo Dec 28, 2022 “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
Togo Oct 13, 2022 Dr. Grégoire Akakpo-Numado: Smile Train’s Model is Life or Death for My Patients To begin a career bringing tears of joy to mothers across Togo, he had to make his father mad first
Nigeria Aug 12, 2022 Immaculata: How a Mother's Faith Brought Hope and New Beginnings A story of maternal love and faith bringing a family light out of darkness
Nigeria Feb 22, 2022 Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile
Nigeria Sep 23, 2021 Meet Nigeria's Sing and Smile Club So often, clefts cause speech issues that make children embarrassed to speak, even after surgery. Our solution? Teach them how to sing.
Nigeria Aug 24, 2021 Empowering Cleft Moms in Nigeria First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.
Nigeria Jul 29, 2021 Building Capacity Through Education How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way
El Salvador Jun 17, 2021 We Are Smiles in El Salvador When their son's life was changed forever, Héctor Rivas and Karen wanted to give the same relief to families across El Salvador.
Nigeria Jun 10, 2021 Annointed for Greatness The story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words.
Zambia Apr 22, 2021 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.
Zambia Mar 2, 2021 This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.
Zambia Sep 23, 2020 Baby Samson’s Superhuman Strength Aunt Rebecca did not trust that her sister would provide Samson with the special care he needed. So, she brought him back to the place he was born, the tiny-two room house he now shared with 13 relatives, all female.