![Mirian sits in a dress with untreated cleft lip](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/mirian-sits-in-dress.jpg?itok=EsVtwYsk)
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.
![Pyari waits 70 years for cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/pyari-waits-for-cleft-surgery.jpg?itok=VW0vajK3)
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.
![Habeeba's family holds image of her before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/habeeba-family-hold-before-image.jpg?itok=wIzXMn7A)
A Father In Disbelief
When Habeeba was born, the doctor gasped and told her mother, Ahlam, he’d never seen a baby like her before.
![Valery holds the image of herself before cleft lip surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/valery-holding-before-cleft-surgery-image.jpg?itok=89hoR6nv)
The Smile Virtuoso
When Valery was born, her parents cried at the sight of her cleft. Now, thanks to continuing treatment sponsored by Smile Train, Valery fills their lives with song and music.
![Rawda in her mother's arms before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/rawda-with-a-cleft-lip.jpg?itok=PVm7MTJE)
A Deafening Silence For Initissar
“We would sell everything we owned to get Rawda’s lip treated as soon as possible — nothing is going to stop us.”
![Auner laying down in a row of faces](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/auner-in-row-of-kids.jpg?itok=Mlr0fkrl)
Feeding Auner’s Mind, Body, and Soul
Auner was lucky to survive long enough to enter our partner's care. Now, he's thriving and smiling.
![Renpuci on a train with her dad](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/repuci-on-train-with-dad.jpg?itok=3EoQ5eOd)
Renpuci Smiles at High Altitude
Smile Train's partners will travel any distance and scale the highest mountains to provide free care to children in need.
![Bao with an untreated cleft on his mother's back while she is farming](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/bao-carry-me-to-a-smile.jpg?itok=1gtDDvjZ)
Carry Me To A Smile
After getting over the initial shock of having a baby with a cleft, Bao’s family noticed that he struggled to breathe and was unable to breastfeed. They knew he needed help, but didn't think it would ever be possible for him. Then they learned about Smile Train.
![Wang Li, Smile Train's first patient, holds her before cleft surgery image](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/wang-li-holding-before-image.jpg?itok=7JW8SBY1)