Togo Dec 28, 2022 “She Is Our Pride and What Gave Us Strength” How a family from rural Togo overcame superstition and fear to get their daughter the care she needed
Philippines Oct 20, 2022 Maricel: Both My Daughters Have Clefts and I Consider Myself the Luckiest Mom on Earth One mother’s cleft journey in her own words
Togo Oct 13, 2022 Dr. Grégoire Akakpo-Numado: Smile Train’s Model is Life or Death for My Patients To begin a career bringing tears of joy to mothers across Togo, he had to make his father mad first
Bulgaria Aug 17, 2022 Kristiyana: How a Two-Hour Surgery Changed a Little Girl's Life For Kristiyana’s family, Smile Train opened new opportunities for happier lives
Nigeria Aug 12, 2022 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
Bulgaria May 6, 2022 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
Uganda Mar 15, 2022 Sister Dr. Liliana Najjuka: Miracle Worker, Smile Maker Why Smile Train's local model matters, from one of our most inspiring partners
Nigeria Feb 22, 2022 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
Philippines Jan 26, 2022 Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable
Uganda Jan 13, 2022 Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself
Uganda Nov 9, 2021 A Miracle to Believe In A cleft mother’s true story of faith, miracles, and Smile Train
Nigeria Sep 23, 2021 Meet Nigeria's Sing and Smile Club So often, clefts cause speech issues that make children embarrassed to speak, even after surgery. Our solution? Teach them how to sing.