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Peru
How Smile Train Brought My Entire Family New Smiles
Itzayana’s mother shares her powerful story in her own way
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Egypt
Dr. Sally Adel: High-Achieving Women Can Have It All
She’s a mom, professor, MD, speech therapist, swallowing and feeding therapist, and our hero
![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
![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)
Bulgaria
Kristiyana: How a Two-Hour Surgery Changed a Little Girl's Life
For Kristiyana’s family, Smile Train opened new opportunities for happier lives
![Dr. Tarek](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-08/dr-tarek-nile-cleft-center-giza-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-hearing-smile-train-egypt-50.jpg?itok=0ACLNdTX)
Egypt
Dr. Tarek: Hearing Care is Cleft Care
Why one of the world’s foremost experts on clefts and hearing is a proud Smile Train partner
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Bulgaria
This Cleft Mom and Speech Therapist Knows All That a Smile Can Mean
A truly unique perspective from a mother who has seen it all
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Peru
Shining, Sparkling, Smiling Kristhell
How one kind stranger changed a little girl’s life
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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
![Zindia holds Joseyur in one arm and a picture of him before cleft surgery in the other](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/joseyur-og.jpg?itok=hKpozdhK)
Peru
Zindia and Joseyur Keep Going
Never bet against a mother’s will to see her child smile.