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Chile
Amelie Leaves Her Room and Enters the Spotlight
“Thank you for helping me sing and make friends and live my dream.”
![Dr. Mayuri Kalyanpad smiling in a lab coat after cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-03/dr-mayuri-kalyanpad-lab-coat-50.jpg?itok=vfxG-9qV)
India
Dr. Mayuri Kalyanpad: From Patient to Doctor
She’s been on the journey. Now she’s dedicated to making the way easier for others
![Dr. Tsitsi Sithole](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-03/dr-tsitsi-sithole-headshot-50.jpg?itok=bTsYOfVA)
Zimbabwe
Dr. Tsitsi Sithole Makes History by Ensuring the Future
Meet Zimbabwe’s first female pediatric anesthesiologist
![Bhumika smiling with her mother Jyoti after her cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-02/bhumika-smiling-mother-jyoti-after-cleft-surgery-50.jpg?itok=nPCx-cXi)
India
Bhumika: A Powerful Story of Life and Loss
After her father died when she was only three months old, Smile Train’s support meant everything to her family.
![Manthan before and after surgery for his cleft](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-01/manthan-50.jpg?itok=DmwUh1CE)
India
Manthan: Sometimes, our Patients’ Mothers Need a “Mother”
Ashwini opens up about how our local partners healed her, too
![Young Sook with her 2023 student musicians](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-12/stoc-50.jpg?itok=A7ARSo2v)
United States
Young Sook Leads a Youth Movement for Smiles
Her life is her greatest opus
![Ella as a girl and today](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-12/ella-50.jpg?itok=6W99mtov)
United States
When Life Gave Them a Cleft, Ella and Her Family Made Lemonade
And raised more than $475,000 for Smile Train over 16 years
![Sunil at the top of a stone staircase on the ascent to Everest Base Camp](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/sunil-50.jpg?itok=RY1l-IEy)
Nepal
CEO Sunil Tuli Climbs to Everest Basecamp for Smile Train Patients
His dutiful excursion inspired an entire global industry
![Simrik smiling and holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/simrik-50.jpg?itok=w8sWoLwJ)
Nepal
Simrik’s Future is Bright as Her Smile
For this girl of the Himalayas, no goal is too lofty
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United States
Linda Morris: Cleft Rebel
She’s wanted in three states — as the best speech therapist around
![Paulwin smiling and holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-10/paulwin-50.jpg?itok=x6mkkpc2)
India
Paulwin: A Daughter’s Cleft, a Family’s Journey
When Paulwin couldn’t eat, neither could her mother. Now they are both smiling