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Healing a Daughter's Smile and a Mother's Heart
![Anghelo hugs his mother after free cleft surgery in Peru](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-04/anghelo-with-mom-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-peru.jpg?itok=gX4sMVHu)
Anghelo Soars from the Lowest Valley to the Highest Peak
After experiencing some of the lowest depths imaginable, Anghelo and his family now celebrate their miraculous lives.
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Adriana Zavalaga: It Starts with Nutrition
Adriana is bringing nutrition education to cleft-affected families across Peru.
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An Aira of Hope
When Aira started school, she struggled to speak up, was bullied, and had few friends. Now. after her cleft surgery, she's the star of the class!
![Kenzu with his family in a field](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/kenzu-in-field.jpg?itok=a0cLQn6p)
On the Other Side of Tears, a Smile
“Don’t worry, keep the faith, and tell others about Smile Train.”
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Saksham: Hope Is Always Alive
A boy from India is starving and his parents don't know what to do.
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Dental Care for Those Who Need it Most
It broke Dr. Meza's heart to see his patients with clefts struggle to eat, speak, sleep, or even feel good about themselves because of poor dental health. So he partnered with Smile Train to do something about it.
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Nurse Lisette Jerez
How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic
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Dr. Carmen Gloria Morovic: Trailblazing Cleft Surgeon In Chile
Surgeon. Activist. Teacher. Woman.
![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)
A Smile 40 Years In The Making: A Rohingya Refugee’s Journey
Though Mohammad's future is uncertain, Smile Train has given him hope.
![Saraswati holds a Smile Train fan](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/saraswati-holds-smile-train-fan.jpg?itok=w5hqUR0-)
Nourishing Saraswati
Saraswati's parents tried everything to feed their baby, but no matter what they tried, the milk still spilled out her cleft. She constantly screamed with hunger, and they didn't know how she'd make it. Then a friend told them about Smile Train.