A Mother Learns to Trust
Oscar is a Gift
How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile.
"I Am Resilient!" Meet Smile Train's Program Manager for East Africa
A conversation with one of our heroes.
A Growing Challenge, a Growing Commitment
Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative content series
This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia
She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.
A Warrior at Heart
At one month old, Mirian weighed just four pounds. Five months later, with the support of our local partners, she had transformed into a happy, chubby baby.
Healing Heartbreak with a Smile (Dogs Help, Too)
Angelica was 15 years old, single, and had just given birth to a baby with a cleft. All she knew about clefts was how she had seen people with them harassed without mercy. But she promised to never give up on the little life before her.
Baby Samson’s Superhuman Strength
Aunt Rebecca did not trust that her sister would provide Samson with the special care he needed. So, she brought him back to the place he was born, the tiny-two room house he now shared with 13 relatives, all female.
Monica’s Inner Strength Shows in Her Smile
Monica has been through more than any child should, but today she shines bright.
A Lovely Smile 70 Years in the Making
For 70 years, Pyari knew little besides rejection and heartbreak, until you gave her hope. And a smile.
Nurse Lisette Jerez
How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic