Our Stories

His family thought a child like him could never make it. Then they encountered Smile Train

Love always finds a way.

At one month old, Mirian weighed just four pounds. Five months later, with the support of our local partners, she had transformed into a happy, chubby baby.

For 70 years, Pyari knew little besides rejection and heartbreak, until you gave her hope. And a smile.

When Valery was born, her parents cried at the sight of her cleft. Now, thanks to continuing treatment sponsored by Smile Train, Valery fills their lives with song and music.

Auner was lucky to survive long enough to enter our partner's care. Now, he's thriving and smiling.

When Dr. Dau started as a Smile Train partner, he knew children with clefts were often abandoned or put in orphanages. As an orphan himself, he comes to work each day determined that no other child should experience that pain.