Our Stories

After Pamela's delivery, the nurses told her that her son, Sebastian, only had nine days to live. She was devastated. She didn’t know where to turn. Then she was referred to Smile Train's local partner, Fundacion Ninos que Rien.

Our model of empowering local cleft teams makes all the difference for families like Aaron's.

How Smile Train helped a girl who nearly didn't survive infancy grow to become queen of the rink.

Sofia would hide at school so people wouldn't hear her voice. Now she wants the world to hear every word. 

Aldrian is still on his cleft treatment journey. Watch as he works on speaking with confidence. 

Small acts of kindness can have really big consequences. 

When Zena's family thought they could never afford cleft treatment for their daughter, you gave them hope.