Our Stories

 These dedicated Smile Train supporters didn't let COVID-19 stop their annual fundraising event. 

When Aira started school, she struggled to speak up, was bullied, and had few friends. Now. after her cleft surgery, she's the star of the class!

When Hema was 12 years old, she learned that everyone born with a cleft received the care she did as an infant. From that point forward she has worked to change that.

Small acts of kindness can have really big consequences. 

Why Dave is a proud monthly donor to Smile Train. 

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

The Philippines has unique challenges for children receiving cleft treatment.  

How the fitness guru brings her relentless energy and enthusiasm to help children around the world in need of a smile.

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.

Just when Jeann thought she had found a way to get her daughter with a cleft to a healthy weight, COVID-19 forced the entire island into lockdown.

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Smile Train patient Mia from Argentina. 

Clefts are not just "fixable."