After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile
No one is too remote for Smile Train
![The cleft choir at Hospital Notti in Mendoza, Argentina, performing on a scenic riverbank](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/choir-lp-header.jpg?itok=KO5e5fiq)
Smile Train Choirs: Hearing is Believing
Six videos of children’s lives being changed one song — and one smile — at a time
![Smile Train patient Spelanzia receiving nutritional care](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-09/sipelansia-tanzania-malnutrition-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-tanzania.jpg?itok=hpqdEPMN)
Cleft Nutrition Care Is Saving Lives in Tanzania
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Valery Finds Her Happy Place
![Kristiyana smelling a rose](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-08/kristiyana-smelling-rose-social-media-header_0.jpg?itok=5qpFtEzc)
Kristiyana: How a Two-Hour Surgery Changed a Little Girl's Life
For Kristiyana’s family, Smile Train opened new opportunities for happier lives
Eight Years Later, Osawa is Still Smiling
Smile Train’s 1 millionth patient now aspires to be a doctor himself
![Mathias holding his Smile Train bear](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-07/mathias-bear-colombia-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-smile-train.jpg?itok=VU6Ng6u8)
Mathias’ Life Could Have Turned Out Much Differently
![Oscar holding a picture of himself before free Smile Train cleft lip and plate surgery in Zambia.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-04/oscar-after-free-cleft-surgery-holding-before-picture-zambia.jpg?itok=u-8JmCUs)
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.
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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.
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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.
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Monica’s Inner Strength Shows in Her Smile
Monica has been through more than any child should, but today she shines bright.