“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
Maricel: Both My Daughters Have Clefts and I Consider Myself the Luckiest Mom on Earth
Dr. Grégoire Akakpo-Numado: Smile Train’s Model is Life or Death for My Patients
Cleft 2022: Collaboration, Compassion, Excellence
Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 46+ countries to the world’s largest cleft conference in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower
How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable
Destiny’s Smile
Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.
A Mother Learns to Trust
Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop”
For adults with clefts, a smile also means fulfilling work with dignity.
Nourishing Hope in the Philippines
Dr. Ingrid Leal lends her expertise to improve nutrition programs in the Philippines
David’s Cleft Journey in His Mother’s Words
Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.
Nothing Stops Our Newest Smile Maker In Morocco
Doha is ready for her next big challenge — building an infrastructure for sustainable, local cleft care in her native country as Smile Train’s first regional director for Morocco.