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Why This ER Doctor Donates Monthly to Smile Train
"The number of people's lives they're changing is absolutely incredible."
United States
Weaver. Skateboarder. Social Media Star. Cleft Advocate. Naiomi.
Cleft Con's keynote speaker will leave you hopeful and inspired.
Kenya
Vivian Exemplifies Beauty Inside and Out
When Vivian started school, the kids laughed at her so much she didn't want to live. Then she met someone who told her she should become a model.
![Troy Reinhart wears a crown next to a pageant winner at Smile Train's old offices](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-10/troy-reinhart-miss-new-jersey-50.jpg?itok=UXl-u1My)
United States
Troy Reinhart: 20 Years of Smiles
Our longest-tenured employee reflects on two decades of making smiles
Dominican Republic
Sebastian: From Nine Days to Live to Chubby Baby
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.
![Smile Train patient Vicente with his mother](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-09/vicente-with-mother-in-trees-after-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-chile-50.jpg?itok=HZsTN9yO)
Chile
Vicente is Stronger Than Fear
A mother's love + Smile Train and GSK = one confident young man
Nigeria
Meet Nigeria's Sing and Smile Club
So often, clefts cause speech issues that make children embarrassed to speak, even after surgery. Our solution? Teach them how to sing.
Nigeria
Empowering Cleft Moms in Nigeria
First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.
![Felix's mother holds him after his free Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery in Argentina](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-08/felix-held-by-mother-in-the-air-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-argentina.jpg?itok=b-inEvgU)
Argentina
Félix Didn't Need Luck, He Had Smile Train and GSK
Smile Train and GSK worry about the details of care, freeing parents to focus only on their child's recovery.
![Karina and her mother, who holds a picture of her before her cleft surgery.](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-08/karina-with-mother-holding-picture-of-before-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-indonesia.jpg?itok=eKhBxk4o)
Indonesia
GSK and Smile Train Give Karina’s Family Something to Smile About in Lockdown
Distance and pandemic are no match for this social worker.
United States
Chanel Iman: Cleft Care Saves Lives
The model and activist on why Smile Train's work is so close to her heart.