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Ethiopia
History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
![Dat and Lian](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/dat-50.jpg?itok=8H4N1qtc)
Vietnam
Dat’s Smile is Simply Unforgettable
The mother of our 25,000th patient in Vietnam shares her story
![Joaquin holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/joaquin-50.jpg?itok=lwwO4jmn)
Chile
The World According to Joaquin
An 11-year-old patient shares his exceptional life story as only he can
![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)
![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
![Alimatu and Rawdah](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-10/rawdah-mother-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-ghana-smile-train-50.jpg?itok=t12fcNsX)
Ghana
My Husband Left When Our Daughter Was Born With a Cleft
But thanks to Smile Train and my family, we have never been alone
![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
Chile
Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts”
His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes
![Close-up of Juan](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/juan-headshot-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-chile-smile-train.jpg?itok=VzDC0X23)
Chile
A Letter From Juan, a 10-Year-Old Patient from Chile
What local cleft treatment means to patients, in a patient’s own words
![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
![Kellen holds Eric after his cleft sugeries](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/eric-and-kellen-after-free-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-smile-train-uganda.jpg?itok=EdL74o_p)
Uganda
Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All
A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself