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
Colombia Oct 19, 2022 Cleft Community Advisory Council Members Visit Colombia One community, separated and united by smiles
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
Colombia Sep 8, 2022 Valery Finds Her Happy Place When a child is born with a cleft, it affects every member of the family
Brazil Aug 9, 2022 Mariane Goes is Teaching the World to Fish Meet our Director for Education and Training for Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia Jul 7, 2022 Mathias’ Life Could Have Turned Out Much Differently His smile is a miracle people like you made possible
Colombia May 27, 2022 In Colombia, YLC Members Get a Taste of Their Impact Mountains, Magic, and Memories in Medellín
Nepal Sep 7, 2021 Destiny’s Smile Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.
Nepal Jul 6, 2021 A Mother Learns to Trust A cleft mom from Nepal on how Smile Train helped heal her whole family.
Brazil May 14, 2021 Bringing Smiles to the Amazon with Yaçuri How our local partner in the Amazon is reaching across borders to bring vital cleft care to underserved indigenous communities.
Colombia Oct 21, 2020 Healing Heartbreak with a Smile (Dogs Help, Too) Angelica was 15 years old, single, and had just given birth to a baby with a cleft. All she knew about clefts was how she had seen people with them harassed without mercy. But she promised to never give up on the little life before her.
Colombia Jun 24, 2020 Monica’s Inner Strength Shows in Her Smile Monica has been through more than any child should, but today she shines bright.