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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
![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
![Kellen holds Eric after his cleft sugeries](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/eric-and-kellen-after-free-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-smile-train-uganda.jpg?itok=iyOiOqzq)
Uganda
Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All
A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself
![Miracle, at right, with her teacher and a classmate](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-12/miracle-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-uganda-smile-train-with-teacher-and-friend.jpg?itok=DOvtvvxR)
Uganda
A Miracle to Believe In
A cleft mother’s true story of faith, miracles, and Smile Train
![Habeeba's family holds image of her before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/habeeba-family-hold-before-image_0.jpg?itok=ZLeorNaU)
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.
![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."
![San with his dad](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/san-and-dad.jpg?itok=_wNpxIeX)
![Ei's mom](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/ei-mom-alone.jpg?itok=kb5odpnF)
![Bao - Carry Me to a Smile](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/bao-carry-me-to-a-smile.jpg?itok=lAPyyr28)
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.