Our Stories

His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes

An interview with Smile Train partner Dr. Getaw on how Smile Train and Lifebox are making surgery safer for children with clefts

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

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.

A conversation with one of our heroes.

Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.

Angelica was 15 years old, single, and had just given birth to a baby with a cleft. All she knew about clefts was how she had seen people with them harassed without mercy. But she promised to never give up on the little life before her. 

Monica has been through more than any child should, but today she shines bright.