![Dr. Judy Ward and another doctor sitting down with a Simulare cleft model on the table. They are talking to Dr. Juan Carlos Zambrano who is standing over them and leaning on their chairs](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-08/50-50%20%282%29.jpg?itok=icjeuQ3L)
Smile Train's Inaugural LIT Congress
In Santiago, Chile, 200 medical partners from across Latin America united for a three-day cleft care confab
![Priya with a Smile Train patient in India](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-08/priya-50.jpg?itok=YOCo1JyX)
Priya Desai: A Positive Disruptive Force in Global Health
A peek at life at the intersection of maths and magic
![Jenious holding a picture of himself as a baby before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-05/jenious-50.jpg?itok=7P3JnpMM)
Building Robots for Good? That’s Jenious
This budding inventor has known technology’s potential to save lives from the day he was born
![Dr Ann Kummer smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/ann-kummer-50.jpg?itok=abNN_0-d)
Dr Ann Kummer Wrote the Book on Cleft Care Management — Literally
Why this cleft speech pioneer is so passionate about donating to Smile Train
![Joaquin holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/joaquin-50.jpg?itok=oaAebE51)
The World According to Joaquin
An 11-year-old patient shares his exceptional life story as only he can
![Candace Mauck and Troy Reinhart smiling at a Team Empower event](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/candace-50.jpg?itok=h9vum5ix)
My Marathon Summer
Our Manager of Team EMPOWER reflects on three marathons in three weeks
![Nanette standing in front of her self-portrait, A Lotus Grows in the Mud](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/nanette-in-front-a-lotus-grows-in-the-mud.jpg?itok=vzLc6-5G)
Nanette Fluhr: Art as a Medium for Connection
For Nanette, exercising her artistic talent is about making a positive impact in the community.
Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts”
![Headshot of Juan](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/juan-headshot-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-chile-smile-train.jpg?itok=mVq5jJFb)
A Letter From Juan, a 10-Year-Old Patient from Chile
![Smile Train UK supporter Christian Hadjipateras](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/Christian.png?itok=ttoO6HAv)
Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week: A Letter to My Younger Self
To mark Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week (7-15 May 2022), Christian pens a letter to his younger self on his facial difference journey and gives his 15-year-old self words of encouragement.