Cleft Con 2022: Introducing the #CleftProud Generation
From the NFL to high schools across the country, today’s young people with clefts are proud and unstoppable
With Every Breath, Esvin Defies the Odds
His family thought a child like him could never make it. Then they encountered Smile Train
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Kenyan Drake and Mathias Kiwanuka Put Their Hustle to Work for Smile Train Patients
When it comes to helping children smile, there is no offseason
From Big City Streets to Kenyan Communities
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Monica Bush: Confessions of a Cleft Mom
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Renewing Ties, Renewing Purpose: The 79th Annual ACPA Meeting
Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 40+ countries to America’s leading cleft conference
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Sister Dr. Liliana Najjuka: Miracle Worker, Smile Maker
Why Smile Train's local model matters, from one of our most inspiring partners
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Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All
Thank You for Giving Us Something to Smile About in 2021
Because of you, 81,000+ children with clefts in 70+ countries will forever remember 2021 as the year they could finally smile.
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Smile Train’s International Scholars
Meet the 2022 Cohort of International Scholars from Smile Train, American Society of Plastic Surgery and The Plastic Surgery Foundation
Why This ER Doctor Donates Monthly to Smile Train
"The number of people's lives they're changing is absolutely incredible."