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![Yohanes and his mother smiling and holding a picture of him before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/yohanes-50.jpg?itok=lP601sFF)
Ethiopia
Never Sleep on Yohanes
More proof that nothing is stronger than a mother’s love
![Marciel with Ernie, Jr. and Ermalen before their cleft surgeries](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-10/pacatang-free-cleft-surgery-philippines-50.jpg?itok=t0vB0XJq)
Philippines
Maricel: Both My Daughters Have Clefts and I Consider Myself the Luckiest Mom on Earth
One mother’s cleft journey in her own words
![Jula smiling in front of some plants](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/julia-capilli-plants-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-philippines-smile-train.jpg?itok=D9IoX0Bz)
Philippines
Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower
How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable
![Sokim smiling after free Smile Train cleft lip palate surgery in Cambodia](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/sokim-50.jpg?itok=PQzoKd6w)
Cambodia
Sokim: A Moment of Panic, a Lifetime of Smiles
Your support for Smile Train heals patients’ parents and communities, too
![Rosemary holding Nyasha](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-09/nyasha-og.jpg?itok=D48civoT)
Zimbabwe
Rosemary Has Something to Tell You
A patient’s mother speaks from the hospital.
![Munashe smiling after free Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-08/munashe-free-cleft-treatment-zimbabwe-50.jpg?itok=O93ipfL8)
Zimbabwe
Getting Munashe Back
“I can’t find the words to express the joy I have in my heart for what Smile Train did for our child.”
![Santi standing proud at work](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/santi-header.jpg?itok=1akchfpM)
Philippines
Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop”
For adults with clefts, a smile also means fulfilling work with dignity.
![Oscar holding a picture of himself before free Smile Train cleft lip and plate surgery in Zambia.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-04/oscar-after-free-cleft-surgery-holding-before-picture-zambia.jpg?itok=u-8JmCUs)
Zambia
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.
![A school-aged Meng with her mother after cleft lip and cleft palate surgery in Cambodia](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-03/meng-with-mother-after-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-cambodia.jpg?itok=iVVNLX0x)
Cambodia
A Daughter's Cleft; a Mother's Journey
A mother’s account of her child’s journey to cleft care in her own words.
![Dr. Amanda Malungo holding a cleft patient after his surgery.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-03/amanda-malungo-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgeon-zambia-holding-patient.jpg?itok=iM3or6IP)
Zambia
This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia
She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.
![Elizabeth before cleft treatment](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-01/elizabeth-before.jpg?itok=yUVE6LD2)
Philippines
A Banner Year for Elizabeth
Elizabeth's family tries to find the cleft surgery she desperately needs, in the middle of a lockdown.