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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.

Argentina
Apr 5, 2022

Luaxana: Cleft Care Amid COVID Lockdown

Facing unprecedented uncertainty, a young family found hope with Smile Train

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
Miguel's parents hold him after his cleft surgery
Argentina
Dec 6, 2021

Miguel Was Born Twice

Think his transformation is dramatic? Wait till you see his parents’.
Smile Train patient Smile Rai with his parents, who are holding a picture of him before his free cleft surgery in Nepal
Nepal
Sep 7, 2021

Destiny’s Smile

Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.

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.
Felix's mother holds him after his free Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery in Argentina
Argentina
Aug 10, 2021

Félix Didn't Need Luck, He Had Smile Train and GSK

Smile Train and GSK worry about the details of care, freeing parents to focus only on their child's recovery.
Mrighna with her mother after free Smile Train cleft surgery in Nepal
Nepal
Jul 6, 2021

A Mother Learns to Trust

A cleft mom from Nepal on how Smile Train helped heal her whole family.
Argentina
Jun 24, 2021

How Smile Train Helped Aaron Smile Even Before He Was Born

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

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.

Argentina
Feb 26, 2021

Milagros Finishes Strong

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

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