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Mexico
Apr 26, 2022

Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Help Cleft Patients Get Runway Ready

There is confidence and beauty in every smile.

Maxi's mother holding him just after his free cleft surgery
Paraguay
Apr 20, 2022

The Wait Is Over: Paraguay's First Local, Sustainable Cleft Care Center Opens

COVID-19 only further proved the need for empowering local healthcare experts
Alex, Kendra, their parents, and a member of their cleft team
Mexico
Mar 18, 2022

Alex and Kendra: Born for Greatness

Inspired by their parents and cleft team, this brother and sister have made their clefts their superpower for good
Afghani child before cleft surgery
Afghanistan
Oct 19, 2021

A Message of Hope from Afghanistan

How our partners in Kabul are helping children smile through the unthinkable.
Miss Universe Andrea Meza with two Smile Train patients in Mexico
Mexico
Sep 2, 2021

Miss Universe Comes Home to Make Mexico Smile

For Andrea Meza, clefts are personal.

Barbara with her mother and sister.
Mexico
Aug 26, 2021

What Bárbara Taught Her Mother

A story of love, destiny, and the power of a smile.
Training doctors to provide free cleft lip and palate surgery in Asuncion, Paraguay.
Paraguay
May 11, 2021

Smile Train’s Next Stop: Paraguay

Building a sustainable, local foundation for success in our newest partner country.

Adahara, on horseback, smiling in the Mexican sun after cleft treatment.
Mexico
Mar 2, 2021

The Smile That Will Spark Hundreds More

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.

Alexa wearing her tiara and surrounded by colorful ballons
Mexico
Oct 8, 2015

Alexa is Queen for a Day

Alexa grew up getting bullied because of her cleft. But one magical, Carnival day, all her dreams came true.

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