Our Stories

His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes

Because of you, 81,000+ children with clefts in 70+ countries will forever remember 2021 as the year they could finally smile.

In Ethiopia, Dr. Bethel and Smile Train are changing the narrative around malnutrition.

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

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

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. 

After a rough beginning, Jenious' life is now filled with puppies, music, and kung-fu.