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![Dr. Tsitsi Sithole](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-03/dr-tsitsi-sithole-headshot-50.jpg?itok=bTsYOfVA)
Zimbabwe
Dr. Tsitsi Sithole Makes History by Ensuring the Future
Meet Zimbabwe’s first female pediatric anesthesiologist
![Mariam smiling and holding a photo of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-02/_0000_IMG_9403%20copy.jpg?itok=Mxi0BGhv)
Ethiopia
Mariam Was Bullied Out of School Because of Her Cleft
Now, nothing can stop her
![Zinash holding Marsillas and a picture of her before her cleft surgery. Both are smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/marsillas-50.jpg?itok=plFiSpR1)
![Milena smiling on a playground, tossing her hair back](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-08/milena-hairflip-5050.jpg?itok=icW-Gz90)
Brazil
Before She Was Even Born, Milena’s Parents Were Looking Out for Her
Thanks to them, she wears her smile with pride
![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
![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
![Mariane Goes](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-07/mariane-goes-cleft-week-natal-brazil-day-one.jpg?itok=9k1pkz-n)
Brazil
Mariane Goes is Teaching the World to Fish
Meet our Director for Education and Training for Latin America and the Caribbean
![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
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Uganda
Sister Dr. Liliana Najjuka: Miracle Worker, Smile Maker
Why Smile Train's local model matters, from one of our most inspiring partners
![Kellen holds Eric after his cleft sugeries](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/eric-and-kellen-after-free-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-smile-train-uganda.jpg?itok=EdL74o_p)
Uganda
Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All
A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself
![Miracle with her teacher and a classmate](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/miracle-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-uganda-smile-train-with-teacher-and-friend.jpg?itok=XiFi0OVr)
Uganda
A Miracle to Believe In
A cleft mother’s true story of faith, miracles, and Smile Train