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May 12, 2022

Jaya’s Smile Is Living Proof of the Power We All Have to Make a Difference

How Smile Train and GSK are partnering to save more children’s lives
Bhargavi holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery
India
Apr 28, 2022

Bhargavi: Commitment and Compassion in Mumbai

Smile Train’s comprehensive care inspires families and caregivers alike.
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

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
Kenya
Dec 20, 2021

Kioko Can Finally Leave the Family Farm

After 17 years of isolation, a smile set him free

Benjamin thinking in a field in Kenya after his Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery
Kenya
Oct 28, 2021

Benjamin’s Smile Has Overcome the Unimaginable

And he’s only four years old.
Smile Train patient Demaris from Kenya holds a picture of herself before her free cleft surgery
Kenya
Jul 29, 2021

Determined Damaris

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

Hector Daniel held by his family
El Salvador
Jun 17, 2021

We Are Smiles in El Salvador

When their son's life was changed forever, Héctor Rivas and Karen wanted to give the same relief to families across El Salvador.

Harkirat with camera
India
Jun 7, 2021

Harkirat Singh Paras: From Quiet Kid to Successful Entrepreneur

He didn’t speak until he was 18. Now, people flock to hear him talk.

Rajesh with his mother
India
May 21, 2021

Making a Future for Rajesh

A mother’s first-person account.

Saksham is holding an image of himself before cleft surgery
India
Jul 22, 2020

Saksham: Hope Is Always Alive

A boy from India is starving and his parents don't know what to do.

Maria before her cleft surgery
Kenya
Apr 21, 2020

It’s Never Too Late to Dream

Maria has been waiting for cleft surgery since 1953. When the opportunity came, her son wanted her to pass. 

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