Pakistan May 21, 2024 Cleft Surgery Changed Everything for Sheema, Except One Thing She still cries when she looks in the mirror. But now she does it with lipstick on
Togo Dec 27, 2023 Adjoa Survived to Smile She spent 45 years shackled by her cleft. Now, she feels she can do anything
Mexico Nov 9, 2023 All Carolina Wanted for Christmas was for Alex to Smile Proof that, sometimes, wishes do come true
Egypt Mar 3, 2023 Dr. Sally Adel: High-Achieving Women Can Have It All She’s a mom, professor, MD, speech therapist, swallowing and feeding therapist, and our hero
Togo Dec 28, 2022 “She Is Our Pride and What Gave Us Strength” How a family from rural Togo overcame superstition and fear to get their daughter the care she needed
Togo Oct 13, 2022 Dr. Grégoire Akakpo-Numado: Smile Train’s Model is Life or Death for My Patients To begin a career bringing tears of joy to mothers across Togo, he had to make his father mad first
Egypt Sep 22, 2022 Innovinity Gives Children With Clefts Their Big Breaks Our partners understand that children with clefts need so much more than surgery to thrive
Chile Jun 9, 2022 Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts” His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes
Egypt May 19, 2022 Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope
Egypt May 13, 2022 Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondos has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
Chile Apr 28, 2022 Fundación Gantz: Raising the Bar for Cleft Care in Latin America “Being recognized by Smile Train means Chile is now a regional leader training and educating doctors from all over the world."
Mexico Mar 18, 2022 Alex and Kendra: Born for Greatness Inspired by their parents and cleft team, this brother and sister have made their clefts their superpower for good