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![Mariam smiling and holding a photo of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-02/_0000_IMG_9403%20copy.jpg?itok=7MUer3IP)
Ethiopia
Mariam Was Bullied Out of School Because of Her Cleft
Now, nothing can stop her
![Zinash holding Marsillas and a picture of her before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/marsillas-50.jpg?itok=-DnfTzeU)
![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
Egypt
Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
![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
![Makiba holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-04/makiba-50.jpg?itok=ynwjkZ1H)
Ethiopia
History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
![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
![Yohanes and his mother smiling and holding a picture of him before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/yohanes-50.jpg?itok=efOKM9gV)
Ethiopia
Never Sleep on Yohanes
More proof that nothing is stronger than a mother’s love
![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
![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.