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Mexico
Dec 20, 2022

A Love Song for Ana Sofia, and All Children with Clefts

"An incomplete smile that completes me…"

Mexico
Jul 5, 2022

Eduardo’s Oaths

Inspired by his unstoppable mother, Eduardo took control of his life. Now he’s inspiring other children with clefts do the same
Miss Universe Andrea Meza with two Smile Train patients in Mexico
Mexico
Sep 2, 2021

Miss Universe Comes Home to Make Mexico Smile

For Andrea Meza, clefts are personal.

Adriana Zavalaga Smile Train Nutrition
Peru
Mar 9, 2021

Adriana Zavalaga: It Starts with Nutrition

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

Adahara, on horseback, smiling in the Mexican sun after cleft treatment.
Mexico
Mar 2, 2021

The Smile That Will Spark Hundreds More

Adahara knew she was lucky to receive all the cleft treatment she needed from an early age. She's training to become a Smile Train partner because she knows not every child with a cleft is so lucky.

Dr Meza with his arm around a dental patient
Peru
Jun 29, 2020

Dental Care for Those Who Need it Most

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.

Mexico
May 8, 2020

Three Moms Passing Knowledge and Comfort On

Meet the three moms changing what it means to have a child with a cleft in Chiapas.

Pilar poses with speech patient
Colombia
Mar 16, 2020

Dr. Maria del Pilar Echeverri: Revolutionizing Cleft Care in Colombia

Dr. Echeverri founded FISULAB in the belief that all aspects of cleft care are equal.

Evelyn poses with speech patient Anthony
Peru
Nov 19, 2019

Helping Patients with Clefts Find Their Voice

For Evelyn Caserres-Nano, speech therapy is more than a job — it is a calling.

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