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Guatemala
With Every Breath, Esvin Defies the Odds
His family thought a child like him could never make it. Then they encountered Smile Train
![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
![Yumna holding a photo of her before surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-07/yumna-before-after-photo.jpg?itok=Y9QNlUpN)
Indonesia
How Kadek Battled Grief and Fear to Give Yumna the Care She Needed
When circumstances proved tough, this mom proved tougher
![Audrey and Herve holding their twins, Lloyd and Floyd](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/lloyd-floyd-with-parents-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-cameroon-smile-train.jpg?itok=AJyGV3ll)
Cameroon
Lloyd and Floyd: From Double the Shock to Double the Smiles
Sometimes opportunity is a knock. Other times, it’s a call from your mother
![Khalisa holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/khalisa-holding-picture-of-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-indonesia-smile-train-50.jpg?itok=gKq9req2)
Indonesia
Khalisa: Love Overcomes Fear
Clefts are never only about the child. They affect the entire family.
![Angga holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-02/angga-holding-picture-of-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-smile-train-indonesia-50.jpg?itok=tG4D1_Ow)
Indonesia
Angga is Done Waiting
He waited 20 years for cleft surgery. Now he’s ready to take control of his life
![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
![Windri with Biru after his cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-12/biru-and-windri-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-indonesia-smile-train-west-java-50.jpg?itok=u5vllnN8)
Indonesia
When They Found the Truth, They Found Smile Train
How one mother overcame despair and blame to find the treatment her son needed
![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
![Rahmad stands by his Smile Train recruitment van](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-10/rahmad-with-van-smile-train-free-cleft-surgery-indonesia.jpg?itok=KoCoTZZb)
![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.