Our Stories

Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.

First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.

With GSK, we're providing oral health training to support children with clefts.

How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way

The story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words.

Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.

Dedicated Smile Train partners in Nigeria are taking to the streets to educate about clefts. 

Everyone told Gyana to abandon her daughter when she was born with a cleft; her husband threatened to kill himself if she didn't. Afraid for both their lives, she took the child and fled. 

How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.

Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.