
Mariane Goes is Teaching the World to Fish
Meet our Director for Education and Training for Latin America and the Caribbean

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

A Mother Learns to Trust

An Interview with Youth Ambassadors Sharvi and Shaivi
Their Walk for Smiles Fundraiser recently raised an incredible $16,000+ for Smile Train and we wanted to know more about the key to their success.
Bringing Smiles to the Amazon with Yaçuri

Oscar is a Gift
How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile.

This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia
She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.

David’s Cleft Journey in His Mother’s Words
Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.

Baby Samson’s Superhuman Strength
Aunt Rebecca did not trust that her sister would provide Samson with the special care he needed. So, she brought him back to the place he was born, the tiny-two room house he now shared with 13 relatives, all female.

A Smile Educates
Everyone told Gyana to abandon her daughter when she was born with a cleft; her husband threatened to kill himself if she didn't. Afraid for both their lives, she took the child and fled.

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.