Togo Oct 3, 2023 Smile Train Helps Spread Cleft Speech Therapy Across West Africa How a speech therapist from Benin is helping Smile Train patients find their voice
Togo Oct 13, 2022 Dr. Grégoire Akakpo-Numado: Smile Train’s Model is Life or Death for My Patients To begin a career bringing tears of joy to mothers across Togo, he had to make his father mad first
Nigeria Sep 23, 2021 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 Aug 24, 2021 Empowering Cleft Moms in Nigeria First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.
Nigeria Jul 29, 2021 Building Capacity Through Education How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way
Ethiopia Apr 5, 2021 "I Am Resilient!" Meet Smile Train's Program Manager for East Africa A conversation with one of our heroes.
Peru Mar 9, 2021 Adriana Zavalaga: It Starts with Nutrition Adriana is bringing nutrition education to cleft-affected families across Peru.
Zambia Mar 2, 2021 This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.
Peru Jun 29, 2020 Dental Care for Those Who Need it Most It broke Dr. Meza's heart to see his patients with clefts struggle to eat, speak, sleep, or even feel good about themselves because of poor dental health. So he partnered with Smile Train to do something about it.
Peru Nov 19, 2019 Helping Patients with Clefts Find Their Voice For Evelyn Caserres-Nano, speech therapy is more than a job — it is a calling.
Ecuador Jun 11, 2019 A Father’s Legacy of Smiles How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.
Ecuador Mar 7, 2019 Treating the Whole Child in Ecuador Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.