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Romania
Ionut: Separation, Isolation… Then a Smile
A mother manages cleft care through quarantine
Cambodia
Sokim: A Moment of Panic, a Lifetime of Smiles
Your support for Smile Train heals patients’ parents and communities, too
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.
Ecuador
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.
Cambodia
Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind
Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
China
It Starts with a Smile: Wang Li
Even 20 years later, our first patient says she owes it all to that one surgery.
Cambodia
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.
Ecuador
Fernanda: The Jolly Rancher
Wendy was 17, single, and scared. She had just had a baby with a cleft, and any help seemed far, far away from her family's ranch in the remote Andes highlands. But Smile Train was there.
China
Renpuci Smiles at High Altitude
Smile Train's partners will travel any distance and scale the highest mountains to provide free care to children in need.
China
Carry Me To A Smile
After getting over the initial shock of having a baby with a cleft, Bao’s family noticed that he struggled to breathe and was unable to breastfeed. They knew he needed help, but didn't think it would ever be possible for him. Then they learned about Smile Train.
China
Wang Li: One In A Million
Seventeen years later, we check in with our very first patient.