Our Stories

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

The story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words.

How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile.

An interview with Dr. Esther Njoroge-Muriithi.

Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.

Neilsen helped a mission organization that flew doctors into Madagascar to provide cleft care, but he knew local doctors were as capable as those flying in. 

Smile Train staff in Africa are ready to show you the impact of your support. 

Doha is ready for her next big challenge — building an infrastructure for sustainable, local cleft care in her native country as Smile Train’s first regional director for Morocco. 
 

Nkunda had to hide in the bushes on his journey to school every day. Something needed to be done. 

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.