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United States
Dr. Ann Kummer Wrote the Book on Cleft Care Management — Literally
Why this cleft speech pioneer is so passionate about donating to Smile Train
![Makiba holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/makiba-50.jpg?itok=-6n7kO-v)
Ethiopia
History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
![Dahlila with Miss USA Morgan Romano and Miss Teen USA, Faron Medhi](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/dahlila-with-miss-usa-miss-teen-usa.jpg?itok=a2SPFyN5)
United States
How Sally Ensured Dahlila Would Never Bowl Alone
This mother and daughter duo are the queenpins of the cleft community
![Anmolpreet smiling and holding a picture of himself as a baby before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/anmolpreet-50.jpg?itok=E-qKG0rb)
India
I Wasn’t Prepared for Anmolpreet to Have a Cleft, Too
A woman with a cleft on having a son with a cleft
![Dr. Shruti](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/dr-shruti-smiles.jpg?itok=jxj7BIZk)
India
Dr. Shruti Bijapur Levels the Playing Field for Children with Clefts in India
To heal a crooked world, this woman makes braces
![Jian holding a picture of herself as a baby, before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/jian-50.jpg?itok=vcI1yn22)
![Candace Mauck and Troy Reinhart smiling at a Team Empower event](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/candace-50.jpg?itok=ribx9Vxp)
United States
My Marathon Summer
Our Manager of Team EMPOWER reflects on three marathons in three weeks
![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
![Mamta Carroll smiling and hugging Pinki](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/Mamta-Carrol-smiling-and-hugging-pinki-5050.jpg?itok=StBrDO12)
![Samrat smiling with a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/samrat-smiling-with-picture-of-himself-before-cleft-surgery-50.jpg?itok=4bUcJ4Cy)
India
Samrat Was Always a Perfect Baby
His family saw past his cleft, even when others couldn’t
![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