Our Stories

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

Adriana is bringing nutrition education to cleft-affected families across Peru.

It broke Dr. Meza's heart to see his patients with clefts struggle to eat, speak, sleep, or even feel good about themselves because of poor dental health. So he partnered with Smile Train to do something about it.

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.

For Evelyn Caserres-Nano, speech therapy is more than a job — it is a calling.