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Opeyemi riding on his mother's back
Nigeria
Feb 22, 2022

Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms

His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile
Comrade Olubunmi Lawal-Aiyedun
Nigeria
Dec 7, 2021

Nursing Leadership in Pediatric Surgical Care

Comrade Olubunmi Lawal-Aiyedun

 

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.

Baby boy at oral health training
Nigeria
Aug 23, 2021

All Aboard for Healthy Smiles

With GSK, we're providing oral health training to support children with clefts.

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

Annointed with his mother, Favour, after his cleft surgery.
Nigeria
Jun 10, 2021

Annointed for Greatness

The story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words.

Smile Train medical partners and staff at Nigeria Cleft week
Nigeria
Dec 28, 2020

Changing Cleft Culture in Nigeria

Dedicated Smile Train partners in Nigeria are taking to the streets to educate about clefts. 

Laos
Dec 7, 2020

A Tourist, a Phone Call, and a Child Given a Second Chance at Life

Small acts of kindness can have really big consequences. 

Nkunda before cleft surgery
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Oct 19, 2020

A Walk to Freedom

Nkunda had to hide in the bushes on his journey to school every day. Something needed to be done. 

Mohammad at refugee camp living with an untreated cleft lip
Bangladesh
Jan 7, 2020

A Smile 40 Years In The Making: A Rohingya Refugee’s Journey

Though Mohammad's future is uncertain, Smile Train has given him hope.

China
Dec 17, 2019

It Starts with a Smile: Wang Li

Even 20 years later, our first patient says she owes it all to that one surgery.

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