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“Being recognized by Smile Train means Chile is now a regional leader training and educating doctors from all over the world."

First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.

How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way

Adriana is bringing nutrition education to cleft-affected families across Peru.

It broke Dr. Meza's heart to see his patients with clefts struggle to eat, speak, sleep, or even feel good about themselves because of poor dental health. So he partnered with Smile Train to do something about it.

How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic 

Surgeon. Activist. Teacher. Woman.

For Evelyn Caserres-Nano, speech therapy is more than a job — it is a calling.

Nigeria's first female oral surgeon has dedicated her career to improving the lives of children with clefts across the country. She found a worthy partner in Smile Train.

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.