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Chile
The World According to Joaquin
An 11-year-old patient shares his exceptional life story as only he can
![Jian holding a picture of herself as a baby, before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/jian-50.jpg?itok=vcI1yn22)
Kenya
The Sunrisers Race Towards a New Day for Children with Clefts
If you’re going to travel 4,000 miles to run a marathon, you do it for a cause
![Akuya smiling while holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/akuya-50.jpg?itok=87ES-4Qh)
Togo
“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
![Marciel with Ernie, Jr. and Ermalen before their cleft surgeries](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-10/pacatang-free-cleft-surgery-philippines-50.jpg?itok=t0vB0XJq)
Philippines
Maricel: Both My Daughters Have Clefts and I Consider Myself the Luckiest Mom on Earth
One mother’s cleft journey in her own words
![Dr. Gergorie Akakpo-Numado](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-10/gregorie-akakpo-numado-headshot-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-togo-chu-smile-train.jpg?itok=FTqR2vLg)
Togo
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
Kenya
A Life-Changing Transformation
Christine Errico’s cleft journey inspires advocacy at home and abroad
![Kristiyana smelling a rose](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-08/kristiyana-smelling-rose-social-media-header_0.jpg?itok=5qpFtEzc)
Bulgaria
Kristiyana: How a Two-Hour Surgery Changed a Little Girl's Life
For Kristiyana’s family, Smile Train opened new opportunities for happier lives
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Kenya
Announcing the Lifebox-Smile Train Pulse Oximeter
11,000 new devices will save lives
Chile
Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts”
His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes
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Chile
A Letter From Juan, a 10-Year-Old Patient from Chile
What local cleft treatment means to patients, in a patient’s own words