Skip to main content
Home
  • Find Help
  • What are Clefts?
Search
Search trigger close
Global Our Websites
  • Africa
  • Brasil
  • Germany
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Philippines
  • UK
Donate
Go Backto main menu
  • Our Approach
    • What are Clefts?
    • Our Model
    • Why Cleft?
    • Services
    • Where We Work
    • Resources
  • Patients & Families
    • Find Help
    • Cleft Care at Home
    • Diagnosis
    • Feeding & Nutrition
    • Speech Services
    • Counseling & Support
    • Financial Assistance
  • Medical Professionals
    • Best Practice
    • Partner Programs
    • Training Programs
    • Medical Advisory Board
    • Grant Request Info
  • Take Action
    • Get Involved
    • Community Programs
    • Corporate Partnerships
    • Celebrity Supporters
    • Planned Giving
    • FAQ
  • News & Events
    • Events
    • Stories
    • News & Press
  • About Us
    • Team
    • Awards & Ratings
    • Careers
    • Financials
Donate
  • Find Help
  • What are Clefts?
Search
Search trigger close
Global Our Websites
  • Africa
  • Brasil
  • Germany
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Philippines
  • UK

Our Stories

Filters

Close filters

Country:

  • Argentina (5)
  • Bangladesh (1)
  • (-) Cambodia (4)
  • Cameroon (1)
  • (-) Chile (2)
  • China (3)
  • Colombia (4)
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1)
  • Dominican Republic (1)
  • Ecuador (2)
  • Egypt (5)
  • El Salvador (1)
  • Guatemala (4)
  • India (7)
  • Indonesia (9)
  • (-) Kenya (8)
  • Mexico (3)
  • Nepal (4)
  • Nigeria (2)
  • Pakistan (1)
  • Panama (1)
  • Peru (5)
  • Philippines (4)
  • Romania (2)
  • Tanzania (1)
  • Uganda (3)
  • United States (1)
  • Zambia (2)
  • Zimbabwe (2)

Story type:

  • Partner Story (3)
  • (-) Patient Story (14)
  • Supporters (2)

Tags:

  • (-) Comprehensive Care (14)
  • Corporate Partnerships (1)
  • Feeding & Nutrition (1)
  • Interview (2)
  • Video (2)

Region:

  • Africa (5)
  • Latin America (1)

Story sub-type:

Clear all filters
Clear all filters
Showing 12 of 14 results
Filters
Close-up of Juan
Chile
May 17, 2022

A Letter From Juan, a 10-Year-Old Patient from Chile

What local cleft treatment means to patients, in a patient’s own words
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

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

Sokim smiling after free Smile Train cleft lip palate surgery in Cambodia
Cambodia
Nov 2, 2021

Sokim: A Moment of Panic, a Lifetime of Smiles

Your support for Smile Train heals patients’ parents and communities, too
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.
Smile Train patient Vicente with his mother
Chile
Sep 23, 2021

Vicente is Stronger Than Fear

A mother's love + Smile Train and GSK = one confident young man

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.

A school-aged Meng with her mother after cleft lip and cleft palate surgery in Cambodia
Cambodia
Mar 22, 2021

A Daughter's Cleft; a Mother's Journey

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

Sel holds his before surgery image
Cambodia
Jun 18, 2020

Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind

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

Maria before her cleft surgery
Kenya
Apr 21, 2020

It’s Never Too Late to Dream

Maria has been waiting for cleft surgery since 1953. When the opportunity came, her son wanted her to pass. 

Ayubu before cleft lip surgery
Kenya
Dec 22, 2019

A Smile That Brightens And Enlightens

Ayubu's classmates harassed him relentlessly for years because of a local myth about clefts. When he was 10 years old, his mother heard there was hope at a hospital less than an hour away.

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next page Next

Fill your inbox with smiles! Sign up for our newsletter today.

Home

Footer menu

  • Corporate Partners
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Fundraising Resources
  • Order Materials
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
100/100 Charity Navigator 2020 - Opens in new tab 2020 Great Nonprofits Top Rated - Opens in new tab 2020 GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency - Opens in new tab

©2022 Smile Train, Inc. Smile Train is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit recognized by the IRS, and all donations to Smile Train are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS regulations. The statistics and information included on this site regarding Smile Train's work represent aggregate data compiled from Smile Train Inc. and all of its affiliated entities worldwide.