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Adjoa Survived to Smile
She spent 45 years shackled by her cleft. Now, she feels she can do anything
United States
Linda Morris: Cleft Rebel
She’s wanted in three states — as the best speech therapist around
United States
Kate Donovan: Smile Train Helped Me Learn to Tell My Story
After Kate’s son passed away, she rarely spoke about him. Now, she’s sharing his story in her own words.
United States
How Sally Ensured Dahlila Would Never Bowl Alone
This mother and daughter duo are the queenpins of the cleft community
Togo
“She Is Our Pride and What Gave Us Strength”
How a family from rural Togo overcame superstition and fear to get their daughter the care she needed
United States
Cleft Con 2022: Introducing the #CleftProud Generation
From the NFL to high schools across the country, today’s young people with clefts are proud and unstoppable
United States
This Pastor and Triathlete with a Cleft Knows the Meaning of Endurance
Jim Rowe shares a truth it took him nearly 40 years to internalize
Togo
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
United States
Smile Train-Commissioned Study Reveals Deadly Reality of Malnutrition and Clefts
New study reveals nearly HALF of malnutrition-related deaths in people with clefts could have been prevented with access to adequate treatment and support
United States
Voices From the First-Ever In-Person Cleft Con
“It truly felt like we all needed it — as though it fed our souls”