Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
![Sue Maughan climbs Machu Picchu for Smile Train UK](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-05/Sue%20Maughan%20fundraisers%20for%20Smile%20Train%20UK.jpg?itok=fte9fN6h)
Cleft Awareness Week: Sue’s Tremendous Trek
A long-term supporter and Cleft Community Advisory Council member on her recent fundraising campaign
Tadeo Sees a Brighter Tomorrow
His courageous mother fought for him from his first breath
![The cleft choir at Hospital Notti in Mendoza, Argentina, performing on a scenic riverbank](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/choir-lp-header.jpg?itok=eOVLS-rR)
Smile Train Choirs: Hearing is Believing
Six videos of children’s lives being changed one song — and one smile — at a time
![Smile Train UK fundraiser Ryan Crane runs three marathons in three weeks](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/IMG_2222%20cropped.jpg?itok=RW6BUFmQ)
Ryan’s Challenge: Miles for Smiles
Three marathons in three weeks for Smile Train UK
![Dr Sally](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/dr-sally-headshot.jpg?itok=UOrYGQbI)
Dr Sally Adel: High-Achieving Women Can Have It All
She’s a mom, professor, MD, speech therapist,, swallowing and feeding therapist, and our hero
![Mustafa with his parents before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/mustafa-50.jpg?itok=80lQeHIo)
They Held Mustafa Close, Then They Embraced Him
How Smile Train helped one family move from shock to smiles
Neto’s Cleft Made Him an Introvert. Now It Makes Him an Inspiration
His mother’s wisdom now motivates a whole new generation
Nathan Abbott: Following My Passion
Smile Train UK Ambassador Nathan Abbott on his life-changing visit to Kenya
![Akuya smiling while holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/akuya-50_0.jpg?itok=aBIVMluM)
“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
A Love Song for Ana Sofia, and All Children with Clefts
“An incomplete smile that completes me…”