Ethiopia May 19, 2022 A Major Change in Children's Surgery An interview with Smile Train partner Dr. Getaw on how Smile Train and Lifebox are making surgery safer for children with clefts
Egypt May 13, 2022 Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondos has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
Ethiopia Oct 7, 2021 Untold Stories In Ethiopia, Dr. Bethel and Smile Train are changing the narrative around malnutrition.
Egypt Sep 16, 2021 Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words Their names are withheld; their truth is not.
Egypt Jul 1, 2021 How One Hospital Expanded Cleft Care During COVID-19 The incredible story of Kids Hospital in Egypt in the words of the heroic staff who made it happen.
El Salvador Jun 17, 2021 We Are Smiles in El Salvador When their son's life was changed forever, Héctor Rivas and Karen wanted to give the same relief to families across El Salvador.
Ethiopia Apr 5, 2021 "I Am Resilient!" Meet Smile Train's Program Manager for East Africa A conversation with one of our heroes.
Ethiopia Mar 17, 2021 A Growing Challenge, a Growing Commitment Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative content series
Egypt Feb 1, 2020 A Father In Disbelief When Habeeba was born, the doctor gasped and told her mother, Ahlam, he’d never seen a baby like her before.
Burundi Jun 19, 2019 Training The Trainer Health workers from Burundi attend a workshop so they can better teach others about the importance of cleft nutrition.
Egypt Sep 11, 2018 A Deafening Silence For Initissar “We would sell everything we owned to get Rawda’s lip treated as soon as possible — nothing is going to stop us.”
Liberia Oct 24, 2017 Ebola Crisis Hero Becomes #SmileMaker During the 2014 Ebola Crisis, Dr. Jerry Brown reshaped the landscape of healthcare in Liberia, landing him on the cover of Time as their Person of the Year. Now, with Smile Train's help, he plans to do the same for cleft surgery.