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![Sunil at the top of a stone staircase on the ascent to Everest Base Camp](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/sunil-50.jpg?itok=RY1l-IEy)
Nepal
CEO Sunil Tuli Climbs to Everest Basecamp for Smile Train Patients
His dutiful excursion inspired an entire global industry
![Xiomara holding Itzayana](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-07/itzayana-50.jpg?itok=-A56jBZr)
Peru
How Smile Train Brought My Entire Family New Smiles
Itzayana’s mother shares her powerful story in her own way
![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
![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
![Yordanka with her son Dani](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/yordanka-and-dani-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-bulgaria-smile-train-50_0.jpg?itok=QnkFcXhC)
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
![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
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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.