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“It's amazing what your cleft journey will do to your life when you embrace it.”

Behind our partnership with Cuddles for Clefts.

Talking celebrities and staying grounded with Smile Train’s Senior Director of PR.

How Jasmine went from fear and self-doubt upon receiving the news that her baby would have a cleft to raising a six-year-old who is #CleftProud.

An interview with Dr. Esther Njoroge-Muriithi.

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. 

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. 
 

When Hema was 12 years old, she learned that not everyone born with a cleft received the care she did. She decided right then to change that.

The Philippines has unique challenges for children receiving cleft treatment. Kimmy is more than up to meeting them.