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Dr. Shruti
India
Mar 3, 2023

Dr. Shruti Bijapur Levels the Playing Field for Children with Clefts in India

To heal a crooked world, this woman makes braces

Tanzania
Jan 12, 2023

Giving Children with Clefts Their Smiles Back in Tanzania

A peek at just some of the lifesaving work Smile Train makes possible each day

Endang Sasi
Indonesia
Apr 7, 2022

Endang Is a Force of Nature Powered by Love

This woman will travel 15 hours through thick jungles just to make one child smile

Dr. Neela making the #BreakTheBias hand symbol for International Women's Day
India
Mar 7, 2022

Dr. Neela Bhattacharya: Breaking the Bias in Global Healthcare

Why this trailblazer dares girls to be like pumpkins
Nigeria
Sep 23, 2021

Meet Nigeria's Sing and Smile Club

So often, clefts cause speech issues that make children embarrassed to speak, even after surgery. Our solution? Teach them how to sing.
Nigeria
Aug 24, 2021

Empowering Cleft Moms in Nigeria

First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.

WACS surgeons in bright Smile Train scrubs
Nigeria
Jul 29, 2021

Building Capacity Through Education

How Dr. Aliyu Farinyaro and Dr. Amaka Ehighibe are Leading the Way

Celeste in Smile Train scrubs
Argentina
May 11, 2020

A Nurse's Commitment

Nurse Celeste always tried to avoid working with the babies with clefts in her neonatal ward because she felt unable to meet their needs. Then her son was born with a cleft.

Fernando in scrubs with arms crossed
Ecuador
Jun 11, 2019

A Father’s Legacy of Smiles

How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.

Andrea in Smile Train scrubs
Ecuador
Mar 7, 2019

Treating the Whole Child in Ecuador

Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.

Professor Ogunlewe first woman cleft surgeon in Nigeria
Nigeria
Feb 21, 2018

The Pioneer Professor: Olugbemiga Ogunlewe

Nigeria's first female oral surgeon has dedicated her career to improving the lives of children with clefts across the country. She found a worthy partner in Smile Train.

Gracee in mask and scrubs
Philippines
Mar 30, 2017

Gracee's Story: Patient to Nurse

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