Our Stories

A daughter gives her mother education and a bright future

How Smile Train is bringing local cleft care to the edge of human civilization

After Pamela's delivery, the nurses told her that her son, Sebastian, only had nine days to live. She was devastated. She didn’t know where to turn. Then she was referred to Smile Train's local partner, Fundacion Ninos que Rien.

Our model of empowering local cleft teams makes all the difference for families like Aaron's.

How Smile Train helped a girl who nearly didn't survive infancy grow to become queen of the rink.

Sofia would hide at school so people wouldn't hear her voice. Now she wants the world to hear every word. 

Dental and orthodontic care is changing lives in Argentina. 

How a Smile Train partner from Argentina helps children speak with confidence.

Nutrition is the first step in a child's cleft treatment journey.

Nurse Celeste used to feel so unable to help the babies with clefts that were born in her ward that she avoided them. Then she had a son with a cleft.