El Salvador Jun 17, 2021 We Are Smiles in El Salvador When their son's life was changed forever, Héctor Rivas and Karen wanted to give the same relief to families across El Salvador.
Nigeria Jun 10, 2021 Annointed for Greatness The story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words.
Zambia Apr 22, 2021 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.
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.
Zambia Mar 2, 2021 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.
Nigeria Dec 28, 2020 Changing Cleft Culture in Nigeria Dedicated Smile Train partners in Nigeria are taking to the streets to educate about clefts.
Zambia Sep 23, 2020 Baby Samson’s Superhuman Strength Aunt Rebecca did not trust that her sister would provide Samson with the special care he needed. So, she brought him back to the place he was born, the tiny-two room house he now shared with 13 relatives, all female.
Cambodia Jun 18, 2020 Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
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.
China Dec 17, 2019 It Starts with a Smile: Wang Li Even 20 years later, our first patient says she owes it all to that one surgery.
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.
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.”