Philippines Dec 30, 2020 A Banner Year for Elizabeth Elizabeth's family tries to find the cleft surgery she desperately needs, in the middle of a lockdown.
Philippines Sep 24, 2020 Kimmy Flaviano Steers Smile Train to the Farthest Islands The Philippines has unique challenges for children receiving cleft treatment. Kimmy is more than up to meeting them.
Philippines Sep 8, 2020 Bravery And Courage Also Run In Her Family Just when Jeann thought she had found a way to get her daughter with a cleft to a healthy weight, COVID-19 forced the entire island into lockdown.
Cambodia Jun 18, 2020 Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
Egypt Feb 1, 2020 A Father In Disbelief When Habeeba was born, the doctor gasped and told her mother, Ahlam, he’d never seen a baby like her before.
Cambodia Nov 27, 2019 A Lucky Girl When Samnang was born with a cleft, her parents felt overwhelmed. But a midwife reassured them that, thanks to Smile Train, they had nothing to fear.
Egypt Sep 11, 2018 A Deafening Silence For Initissar “We would sell everything we owned to get Rawda’s lip treated as soon as possible — nothing is going to stop us.”
Mexico Oct 8, 2015 Alexa is Queen for a Day Alexa grew up getting bullied because of her cleft. But one magical, Carnival day, all her dreams came true.