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
Kenya Jul 29, 2021 Determined Damaris Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.
Nigeria Jun 10, 2021 Annointed for Greatness The story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words.
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.
Cambodia Mar 22, 2021 A Daughter's Cleft; a Mother's Journey A mother’s account of her child’s journey to cleft care in her own words.
Cambodia Jun 18, 2020 Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
Kenya Apr 21, 2020 It’s Never Too Late to Dream Maria has been waiting for cleft surgery since 1953. When the opportunity came, her son wanted her to pass.
Bangladesh Jan 7, 2020 A Smile 40 Years In The Making: A Rohingya Refugee’s Journey Though Mohammad's future is uncertain, Smile Train has given him hope.
Kenya Dec 22, 2019 A Smile That Brightens And Enlightens Ayubu's classmates harassed him relentlessly for years because of a local myth about clefts. When he was 10 years old, his mother heard there was hope at a hospital less than an hour away.
Cambodia Nov 27, 2019 A Lucky Girl When Samnang was born with a cleft, her parents felt overwhelmed. But a midwife reassured them that, thanks to Smile Train, they had nothing to fear.