Ethiopia Apr 11, 2023 History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
Vietnam Mar 2, 2023 Dat’s Smile is Simply Unforgettable The mother of our 25,000th patient in Vietnam shares her story
Nigeria Feb 2, 2023 Susanna Finds Her Voice Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20
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
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
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
Dominican Republic Sep 27, 2021 Sebastian: From Nine Days to Live to Chubby Baby After Pamela's delivery, the nurses told her that her son, Sebastian, only had nine days to live. She was devastated. She didn’t know where to turn. Then she was referred to Smile Train's local partner, Fundacion Ninos que Rien.
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.