Indonesia May 5, 2021 Healing a Daughter's Smile and a Mother's Heart Sometimes when a child has surgery, it's the mother who feels it the most.
Cambodia Mar 22, 2021 A Daughter's Cleft; a Mother's Journey A mother’s account of her child’s journey to cleft care in her own words.
Ecuador Feb 1, 2021 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.
Indonesia Dec 17, 2020 An Aira of Hope When Aira started school, she struggled to speak up, was bullied, and had few friends. Now. after her cleft surgery, she's the star of the class!
Indonesia Aug 4, 2020 On the Other Side of Tears, a Smile “Don’t worry, keep the faith, and tell others about Smile Train.”
Cambodia Jun 18, 2020 Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
Indonesia Jun 18, 2020 Ayu and Ade Their untreated clefts made life so unbearable for Ade and his daughter Ayu that Smile Train had to call the Army in.
Mexico Jun 11, 2020 Smile Train Regional Update: Americas Our Regional Director for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean on our local response to COVID-19.
Pakistan Apr 17, 2020 A Lovely Smile 70 Years in the Making For 70 years, Pyari knew little besides rejection and heartbreak, until you gave her hope. And a smile.
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.
Burundi Jun 19, 2019 Training The Trainer Health workers from Burundi attend a workshop so they can better teach others about the importance of cleft nutrition.
Mexico Jun 13, 2019 It Starts with a Smile: Ever First, we helped him find his smile. Then, we helped him find his voice.