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Egypt
Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope
Egypt
Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future
Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondos has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
Panama
Miraculous Marco
Where others may have seen crises, Marco’s parents saw only miracles
Romania
Ionut: Separation, Isolation… Then a Smile
A mother manages cleft care through quarantine
Egypt
Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words
Their names are withheld; their truth is not.
Nepal
Destiny’s Smile
Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.
Nepal
A Mother Learns to Trust
A cleft mom from Nepal on how Smile Train helped heal her whole family.
Egypt
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.
China
It Starts with a Smile: Wang Li
Even 20 years later, our first patient says she owes it all to that one surgery.
Nepal
A Smile Educates
Everyone told Gyana to abandon her daughter when she was born with a cleft; her husband threatened to kill himself if she didn't. Afraid for both their lives, she took the child and fled.
Nepal
A Jenious Smile
After a rough beginning, Jenious' life is now filled with puppies, music, and kung-fu.