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United States
Children with Clefts Can Depend on Tammy Vujanovic
Her American dream is helping make others’ dreams come true
![Sarah Thomas with a patient and her mother in Guatemala](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/sarah-50.jpg?itok=hZf_drFM)
United States
Sarah Thomas: Clefts Are a Problem We Can Solve Together
Just take that first step
![Makiba holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/makiba-50.jpg?itok=-6n7kO-v)
Ethiopia
History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
![Dahlila with Miss USA Morgan Romano and Miss Teen USA, Faron Medhi](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/dahlila-with-miss-usa-miss-teen-usa.jpg?itok=a2SPFyN5)
United States
How Sally Ensured Dahlila Would Never Bowl Alone
This mother and daughter duo are the queenpins of the cleft community
![Yohanes and his mother smiling and holding a picture of him before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/yohanes-50.jpg?itok=lP601sFF)
Ethiopia
Never Sleep on Yohanes
More proof that nothing is stronger than a mother’s love
United States
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
![A mother feeding her underweight baby with a cleft in Tanzania](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-10/ihme-cleft-malnutrition-study-smile-train-nutrition-support-50.jpg?itok=oDoQqvUm)
United States
Smile Train-Commissioned Study Reveals Deadly Reality of Malnutrition and Clefts
New study reveals nearly HALF of malnutrition-related deaths in people with clefts could have been prevented with access to adequate treatment and support
Chile
Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts”
His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes
Chile
Fundación Gantz: Raising the Bar for Cleft Care in Latin America
“Being recognized by Smile Train means Chile is now a regional leader training and educating doctors from all over the world."
![Sister Najjuka celebrates with a patient's family](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-03/sister-najjuka-with-patient-family-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-mbara-uganda.jpg?itok=F2P8jNqQ)
Uganda
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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Uganda
Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All
A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself