Our Stories

There is confidence and beauty in every smile.

A Smile Train staff member’s reflections on a week of seeing cleft patients’ dreams come true

For Andrea Meza, clefts are personal.

Adriana is bringing nutrition education to cleft-affected families across Peru.

Adahara knew she was lucky to receive all the cleft treatment she needed from an early age. She's training to become a Smile Train partner because she knows not every child with a cleft is so lucky.

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.

For Evelyn Caserres-Nano, speech therapy is more than a job — it is a calling.