Our Stories

Supporters experience Smile Train in action

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. 

First it was their children. Now, Smile Train partner GSI is giving cleft moms unimagined opportunity, too.

With GSK, we're providing oral health training to support children with clefts.

A conversation with one of our heroes.

An interview with Dr. Esther Njoroge-Muriithi.

She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.

Neilsen helped a mission organization that flew doctors into Madagascar to provide cleft care, but he knew local doctors were as capable as those flying in. 

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.