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Argentina
Dec 6, 2022

Smiling at the End of the World

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

Argentina
Nov 3, 2022

Nazareno: Strength. Discipline. Smiles.

This Smile Train patient came second in the Junior Taekwondo World Cup
Argentina
Apr 5, 2022

Luaxana: Cleft Care Amid COVID Lockdown

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

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’.
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.
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.

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.

Mia wears a superhero costume
Argentina
Aug 25, 2020

Mia: The Hero We Need

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Smile Train patient Mia from Argentina. 

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.

Renpuci on a train with her dad
China
Jun 14, 2017

Renpuci Smiles at High Altitude

Smile Train's partners will travel any distance and scale the highest mountains to provide free care to children in need.

Nguyen Van Dau Smile Train partner
Vietnam
Jun 8, 2017

From Tragic Beginnings To Smiles In Vietnam

When Dr. Dau started as a Smile Train partner, he knew children with clefts were often abandoned or put in orphanages. As an orphan himself, he comes to work each day determined that no other child should experience that pain.

 

Bao with an untreated cleft on his mother's back while she is farming
China
Apr 12, 2017

Carry Me To A Smile

 After getting over the initial shock of having a baby with a cleft, Bao’s family noticed that he struggled to breathe and was unable to breastfeed. They knew he needed help, but didn't think it would ever be possible for him. Then they learned about Smile Train.

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