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Chile
May 17, 2022

A Letter From Juan, a 10-Year-Old Patient from Chile

What local cleft treatment means to patients, in a patient’s own words
Ndindai before her cleft lip surgery
Kenya
Apr 11, 2022

Out of School and Out of Sight for 17 Years, Ndindai is Now Embracing Life

How one smile can change a life

Kenya
Dec 23, 2021

Damaris is Not an Outcast

After 17 years of exclusion, her new smile helped her community see the truth about clefts
Kenya
Dec 20, 2021

Kioko Can Finally Leave the Family Farm

After 17 years of isolation, a smile set him free

Benjamin thinking in a field in Kenya after his Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery
Kenya
Oct 28, 2021

Benjamin’s Smile Has Overcome the Unimaginable

And he’s only four years old.
Smile Train patient Vicente with his mother
Chile
Sep 23, 2021

Vicente is Stronger Than Fear

A mother's love + Smile Train and GSK = one confident young man

Smile Train patient Demaris from Kenya holds a picture of herself before her free cleft surgery
Kenya
Jul 29, 2021

Determined Damaris

Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.

Cristian holds one of his dogs
Colombia
Oct 21, 2020

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. 

Monica holding an image of herself as a child
Colombia
Jun 24, 2020

Monica’s Inner Strength Shows in Her Smile

Monica has been through more than any child should, but today she shines bright.

Maria before her cleft surgery
Kenya
Apr 21, 2020

It’s Never Too Late to Dream

Maria has been waiting for cleft surgery since 1953. When the opportunity came, her son wanted her to pass. 

Teenager Maria holds an image of herself as a baby before her cleft surgery
Colombia
Mar 3, 2020

With Maria Every Step of the Way

Stella breastfed her seven other children without problems, but Maria’s clefts caused the milk to come out of her nose and made her choke.

Ayubu before cleft lip surgery
Kenya
Dec 22, 2019

A Smile That Brightens And Enlightens

Ayubu's classmates harassed him relentlessly for years because of a local myth about clefts. When he was 10 years old, his mother heard there was hope at a hospital less than an hour away.

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