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Khalisa holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery
Indonesia
May 3, 2022

Khalisa: Love Overcomes Fear

Clefts are never only about the child. They affect the entire family.
Ndindai before her cleft lip surgery
Kenya
Apr 11, 2022

Out of School and Out of Sight for 17 Years, Ndindai is Now Embracing Life

How one smile can change a life

Angga holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery
Indonesia
Feb 2, 2022

Angga is Done Waiting

He waited 20 years for cleft surgery. Now he’s ready to take control of his life

Kenya
Dec 23, 2021

Damaris is Not an Outcast

After 17 years of exclusion, her new smile helped her community see the truth about clefts
Kenya
Dec 20, 2021

Kioko Can Finally Leave the Family Farm

After 17 years of isolation, a smile set him free

Windri with Biru after his cleft surgery
Indonesia
Dec 20, 2021

When They Found the Truth, They Found Smile Train

How one mother overcame despair and blame to find the treatment her son needed
Benjamin thinking in a field in Kenya after his Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery
Kenya
Oct 28, 2021

Benjamin’s Smile Has Overcome the Unimaginable

And he’s only four years old.
Rahmad stands by his Smile Train recruitment van
Indonesia
Oct 5, 2021

Rahmad’s Smile Launched Over 2,000 More

This man knows how to get to yes.
Karina and her mother, who holds a picture of her before her cleft surgery.
Indonesia
Aug 3, 2021

GSK and Smile Train Give Karina’s Family Something to Smile About in Lockdown

Distance and pandemic are no match for this social worker.

Smile Train patient Demaris from Kenya holds a picture of herself before her free cleft surgery
Kenya
Jul 29, 2021

Determined Damaris

Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.

Zawata with mother after free Smile Train cleft lip palate surgery.
Indonesia
May 5, 2021

Healing a Daughter's Smile and a Mother's Heart

Sometimes when a child has surgery, it's the mother who feels it the most.
Aira smiling in school
Indonesia
Dec 17, 2020

An Aira of Hope

When Aira started school, she struggled to speak up, was bullied, and had few friends. Now. after her cleft surgery, she's the star of the class!

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