Our Stories

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

The Las Vegas Raider’s surprisingly personal connection to cleft care.

The model and activist on why Smile Train's work is so close to her heart.

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 endurance events got canceled around the world, these Smile Train supporters ran anyway.