Our Stories

A patient’s mother on how Smile Train partners treated her daughter

Never bet against a mother’s will to see her child smile.

After experiencing some of the lowest depths imaginable, Anghelo and his family now celebrate their miraculous lives.

A mother’s account of her child’s journey to cleft care in her own words.

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

Neilsen helped a mission organization that flew doctors into Madagascar to provide cleft care, but he knew local doctors were as capable as those flying in. 

Doha is ready for her next big challenge — building an infrastructure for sustainable, local cleft care in her native country as Smile Train’s first regional director for Morocco. 
 

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.

Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.

When Samnang was born with a cleft, her parents felt overwhelmed. But a midwife reassured them that, thanks to Smile Train, they had nothing to fear.

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