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Dec 29, 2022

The Sunrisers Race Towards a New Day for Children with Clefts

If you’re going to travel 4,000 miles to run a marathon, you do it for a cause

Kenya
Sep 13, 2022

A Life-Changing Transformation

Christine Errico’s cleft journey inspires advocacy at home and abroad

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Kenya
Jul 8, 2022

Announcing the Lifebox-Smile Train Pulse Oximeter

11,000 new devices will save lives

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Peru
Jun 22, 2022

Ramses: How a Mother's Instinct Made the Impossible Possible

A mother's love knows no bounds

Chile
Jun 9, 2022

Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts”

His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes

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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
Chile
Apr 28, 2022

Fundación Gantz: Raising the Bar for Cleft Care in Latin America

“Being recognized by Smile Train means Chile is now a regional leader training and educating doctors from all over the world."

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

Kristhell and her mother, Cinthya, hold a picture of Kristhell before Smile Train cleft surgery
Peru
Mar 24, 2022

Shining, Sparkling, Smiling Kristhell

How one kind stranger changed a little girl’s life

Miss Peru Yely Rivera, Smile Train patient Estephany, and Miss USA Elle Smith
Peru
Feb 17, 2022

Visiting Our Patients with Miss USA and Miss Peru

A Smile Train staff member’s reflections on a week of seeing cleft patients’ dreams come true

Chiara holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery and standing with her parents and dog
Peru
Feb 10, 2022

Two Pandemics Can’t Stop Chiara’s Smile

Smile Train’s local model means our patients receive care no matter what
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

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