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Nigeria

Feb 2, 2023

Susanna Finds Her Voice

Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20

Yohanes and his mother smiling and holding a picture of him before cleft surgery

Ethiopia

Jan 5, 2023

Never Sleep on Yohanes

More proof that nothing is stronger than a mother’s love

Akuya smiling while holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery

Togo

Dec 28, 2022

“She Is Our Pride and What Gave Us Strength”

How a family from rural Togo overcame superstition and fear to get their daughter the care she needed

Ghana

Oct 27, 2022

My Husband Left When Our Daughter Was Born With a Cleft

But thanks to Smile Train and my family, we have never been alone

Smile Train patient Spelanzia receiving nutritional care

Tanzania

Sep 30, 2022

Cleft Nutrition Care Is Saving Lives in Tanzania

When a cleft makes feeding impossible, so is cleft surgery

Nigeria

Aug 12, 2022

Immaculata: How a Mother's Faith Brought Hope and New Beginnings

A story of maternal love and faith bringing a family light out of darkness

Audrey and Herve holding their twins, Lloyd and Floyd

Cameroon

Jun 30, 2022

Lloyd and Floyd: From Double the Shock to Double the Smiles

Sometimes opportunity is a knock. Other times, it’s a call from your mother

Nigeria

Feb 22, 2022

Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms

His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile

Kellen holds Eric after his cleft sugeries

Uganda

Jan 13, 2022

Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All

A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself

Miracle with her teacher and a classmate

Uganda

Nov 9, 2021

A Miracle to Believe In

A cleft mother’s true story of faith, miracles, and Smile Train

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