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The cleft choir at Hospital Notti in Mendoza, Argentina, performing on a scenic riverbank
Colombia
Mar 15, 2023

Smile Train Choirs: Hearing is Believing

Six videos of children’s lives being changed one song — and one smile — at a time

Colombia
Oct 19, 2022

Cleft Community Advisory Council Members Visit Colombia

One community, separated and united by smiles
Valery and her family
Colombia
Sep 8, 2022

Valery Finds Her Happy Place

When a child is born with a cleft, it affects every member of the family
Kristiyana smelling a rose
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

Mathias holding his Smile Train bear
Colombia
Jul 7, 2022

Mathias’ Life Could Have Turned Out Much Differently

His smile is a miracle people like you made possible
YLC members with Smile Train patient Valery and her brother, Andreas
Colombia
May 27, 2022

In Colombia, YLC Members Get a Taste of Their Impact

Mountains, Magic, and Memories in Medellín
Lev Simeonov at the Run with a Smile Event in Vratsa, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Aug 12, 2021

A Family’s Race to Spread Cleft Awareness in Bulgaria

Nothing stops this cleft dad.
Oscar holding a picture of himself before free Smile Train cleft lip and plate surgery in Zambia.
Zambia
Apr 22, 2021

Oscar is a Gift

How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile.

Smile Train Africa staff member Neilson
Madagascar
Jan 21, 2021

Ready to Meet the Challenge in Madagascar

Neilsen helped a mission organization that flew doctors into Madagascar to provide cleft care, but he knew local doctors were as capable as those flying in. 

Cristian holds one of his dogs
Colombia
Oct 21, 2020

Healing Heartbreak with a Smile (Dogs Help, Too)

Angelica was 15 years old, single, and had just given birth to a baby with a cleft. All she knew about clefts was how she had seen people with them harassed without mercy. But she promised to never give up on the little life before her. 

Samson's mom hold an image of Samson before cleft surgery
Zambia
Sep 23, 2020

Baby Samson’s Superhuman Strength

Aunt Rebecca did not trust that her sister would provide Samson with the special care he needed. So, she brought him back to the place he was born, the tiny-two room house he now shared with 13 relatives, all female.

Monica holding an image of herself as a child
Colombia
Jun 24, 2020

Monica’s Inner Strength Shows in Her Smile

Monica has been through more than any child should, but today she shines bright.

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