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![Jhon Bruce Lee smiling with his parents and holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/j-bruce-lee-50.jpg?itok=vfVjnAj1)
Peru
Jhon Bruce Lee: A Cleft Warrior’s Journey
With his cleft team at his side, there’s no stopping him
![Nina with patient](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/nina-50.jpg?itok=DYsVQ52U)
Benin
Dr. Nina Capo-Chichi: “Clefts Go Deeper Than What You See”
Our Program Director for West Africa on the particular impact of clefts on women and girls
Nigeria
Susanna Finds Her Voice
Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20
![Jian holding a picture of herself as a baby, before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/jian-50.jpg?itok=vcI1yn22)
![Marciel with Ernie, Jr. and Ermalen before their cleft surgeries](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-10/pacatang-free-cleft-surgery-philippines-50.jpg?itok=t0vB0XJq)
Philippines
Maricel: Both My Daughters Have Clefts and I Consider Myself the Luckiest Mom on Earth
One mother’s cleft journey in her own words
![Immaculata before surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-08/immaculata.jpg?itok=9nujHcsl)
Nigeria
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
![Ramses holding a Smile Train logo](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/ramses-now-smile-train-header_0.jpg?itok=z8EwElKo)
Peru
Ramses: How a Mother's Instinct Made the Impossible Possible
A mother's love knows no bounds
![Maxi's mother holding him just after his free cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-04/maxi-with-mom-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-paraguay-smile-train-50.jpg?itok=dTXw-IFt)
Paraguay
The Wait Is Over: Paraguay's First Local, Sustainable Cleft Care Center Opens
COVID-19 only further proved the need for empowering local healthcare experts
![Kristhell and her mother, Cinthya, hold a picture of Kristhell before Smile Train cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-03/kristhell-mother-holding-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-peru-smile-train.jpg?itok=KrKa8qsi)
Peru
Shining, Sparkling, Smiling Kristhell
How one kind stranger changed a little girl’s life
![Opeyemi riding on his mother's back](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-02/opeyemi-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-smile-train-nigeria-50.jpg?itok=WOfx3al0)
Nigeria
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
![Miss Peru Yely Rivera, Smile Train patient Estephany, and Miss USA Elle Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-02/miss-peru-yely-rivera-miss-usa-elle-smith-smile-train-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-peru-50.jpg?itok=7wWN0_Dh)
Peru
Visiting Our Patients with Miss USA and Miss Peru
A Smile Train staff member’s reflections on a week of seeing cleft patients’ dreams come true