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.
Laos Dec 7, 2020 A Tourist, a Phone Call, and a Child Given a Second Chance at Life Small acts of kindness can have really big consequences.
Cambodia Jun 18, 2020 Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
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.
Egypt Feb 1, 2020 A Father In Disbelief When Habeeba was born, the doctor gasped and told her mother, Ahlam, he’d never seen a baby like her before.
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.
Egypt Sep 11, 2018 A Deafening Silence For Initissar “We would sell everything we owned to get Rawda’s lip treated as soon as possible — nothing is going to stop us.”
Liberia Oct 24, 2017 Ebola Crisis Hero Becomes #SmileMaker During the 2014 Ebola Crisis, Dr. Jerry Brown reshaped the landscape of healthcare in Liberia, landing him on the cover of Time as their Person of the Year. Now, with Smile Train's help, he plans to do the same for cleft surgery.