![Florentina with Stefania and Elena](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/florentina-with-stefania-and-elena-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-romania-eastern-europe-smile-train.jpg?itok=LwYokaVb)
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![Adelina and Ionut](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/ionut-with-mother-snuggle-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-romania.jpg?itok=35SO2kRQ)
Romania
Ionut: Separation, Isolation… Then a Smile
A mother manages cleft care through quarantine
![Mouhamed with his parents](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/mouhamed-with-family-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-cameroon.jpg?itok=eS1LBsLc)
Cameroon
A Son’s Cleft, a Father’s Destiny
How Mouhamed’s cleft might forever change cleft care in Cameroon
![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.
![Smile Train patient Smile Rai with his parents, who are holding a picture of him before his free cleft surgery in Nepal](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-09/smile-rai-with-family-after-smile-train-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-nepal.jpg?itok=UkUr4Lj3)
Nepal
Destiny’s Smile
Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.
![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.”
![Mrighna with her mother after free Smile Train cleft surgery in Nepal](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-07/mrighna-with-mother-after-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-nepal.jpg?itok=eJUmQDrP)
Nepal
A Mother Learns to Trust
A cleft mom from Nepal on how Smile Train helped heal her whole family.
![Sharvi and Shaivi at Smile Train offices in Dubai](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-06/heartmade-smile-office.jpg?itok=_nMQrnWa)
United Arab Emirates
An Interview with Youth Ambassadors Sharvi and Shaivi
Their Walk for Smiles Fundraiser recently raised an incredible $16,000+ for Smile Train and we wanted to know more about the key to their success.
![Yona Smile Train Africa Staff](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/yona-smile-train-africa.jpg?itok=xyjoN7y7)
Zimbabwe
Why Yona Has Six Babies Named for Her
"For me, it’s always the question of 'What if Smile Train hadn’t been there?'"
![Sushila holds the image of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/sushila-holds-her-before-image.jpg?itok=mzKin1NC)
Nepal
A Smile Educates
Everyone told Gyana to abandon her daughter when she was born with a cleft; her husband threatened to kill himself if she didn't. Afraid for both their lives, she took the child and fled.
![Jenious at his home holding an image of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/jenious-holding-before-image.jpg?itok=9vX3darf)
Nepal
A Jenious Smile
After a rough beginning, Jenious' life is now filled with puppies, music, and kung-fu.
![Nguyen Van Dau Smile Train partner](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/nguyen-van-dau-smile-train-partner.jpg?itok=_pj9Ka4O)
Vietnam
From Tragic Beginnings To Smiles In Vietnam
When Dr. Dau started as a Smile Train partner, he knew children with clefts were often abandoned or put in orphanages. As an orphan himself, he comes to work each day determined that no other child should experience that pain.