Our Stories

When Vivian started school, the kids laughed at her so much she didn't want to live. Then she met someone who told her she should become a model. 

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

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

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

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

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

An interview with Dr. Esther Njoroge-Muriithi.

Smile Train staff in Africa are ready to show you the impact of your support. 

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.