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Zimbabwe
Dr Tsitsi Sithole Makes History by Ensuring the Future
Meet Zimbabwe’s first female paediatric anaesthetist
![Sunil at the top of a stone staircase on the ascent to Everest Base Camp](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/sunil-50_0.jpg?itok=a2egSK6y)
Nepal
CEO Sunil Tuli Climbs to Everest Basecamp for Smile Train Patients
His dutiful excursion inspired an entire global industry
![Simrik holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/simrik-50.jpg?itok=5qd6X2QW)
Nepal
Simrik’s Future is Bright as Her Smile
For this girl of the Himalayas, no goal is too lofty
![Ray holding a photo of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-08/ray-before-5050.jpg?itok=JhTMJvqX)
Vietnam
Ray and His Family Held Out Hope for 16 Years
When they heard about Smile Train, they knew they finally found what they were looking for
![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)
Nepal
Building Robots for Good? That’s Jenious
This budding inventor has known technology’s potential to save lives from the day he was born
![Dat and Lian](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/dat-50.jpg?itok=QleHv_ru)
Vietnam
Dat’s Smile is Simply Unforgettable
The mother of our 25,000th patient in Vietnam shares her story
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![Adelina and Ionut](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/ionut-with-mother-snuggle-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-romania.jpg?itok=yr02Ni-2)
Romania
Ionut: Separation, Isolation… Then a Smile
A mother manages cleft care through quarantine
![Smile with his family. His dad holds an image of him before Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/smile-rai-with-family-after-smile-train-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-nepal.jpg?itok=uYKGyodm)
Nepal
Destiny's Smile
Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.
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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.
![Andrea in smile train scrubs](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/andrea-in-smile-train-scrubs.jpg?itok=hgVo5Es2)
Ecuador
Treating the Whole Child in Ecuador
Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.