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Laos
Looking Back at 25: Jingtee and Nalee
A personal story of why Smile Train’s model matters
Egypt
Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
![Mustafa with his parents before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/mustafa-50.jpg?itok=80lQeHIo)
Egypt
They Held Mustafa Close, Then They Embraced Him
How Smile Train helped one family move from shock to smiles
![Wang Li and her husband](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-11/free-cleft-lip-surgery-china-wang-li-with-husband-smile-train.jpg?itok=9ta6mGpA)
China
Smile Train Carries Love to Thousands of Villages In China
Home of Smile Train’s first patient, Smile Train China is still growing after more than 22 years
![Sama](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/sama-smiling-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-smile-train-egypt-50.jpg?itok=PIj2HjnL)
Egypt
Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope
![Sondos with her orthodontist](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/sondos-with-orthodontist-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-care-egypt-smile-train-50.jpg?itok=ciVwghKs)
Egypt
Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future
Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondros has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
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Egypt
A Father In Disbelief
When Habeeba was born, the doctor gasped and told her mother, Ahlam, he'd never seen a baby like her before.
![Nkunda before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/nkunda-before-cleft-surgery-super_0.jpg?itok=jbShDbx1)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
A Walk to Freedom
Nkunda had to hide in the bushes on his journey to school every day. Something needed to be done.
![Rawda with a Cleft Lip](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/rawda-with-a-cleft-lip.jpg?itok=aCtshKtY)
Egypt
A Deafening Silence For Initissar
"We would sell everything we owned to get Rawda's lip treated as soon as possible — nothing is going to stop us."
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Ecuador
Fernanda: The Jolly Rancher
Wendy was 17, single, and scared. She had just had a baby with a cleft, and any help seemed far, far away from her family's ranch in the remote Andes highlands. But Smile Train was there.
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China
Carry Me To A Smile
After getting over the initial shock of having a baby with a cleft, Bao’s family noticed that he struggled to breathe and was unable to breastfeed. They knew he needed help, but didn't think it would ever be possible for him. Then they learned about Smile Train.