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Ethiopia
A Major Change in Children's Surgery
An interview with Smile Train partner Dr Getaw on how Smile Train and Lifebox are making surgery safer for children with clefts
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Kenya
Out of School and Out of Sight for 17 Years, Ndindai is Now Embracing Life
How one smile can change a life
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Panama
Miraculous Marco
Where others may have seen crises, Marco’s parents saw only miracles
![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
Kenya
Damaris is Not an Outcast
After 17 years of exclusion, her new smile helped her community see the truth about clefts.
Kenya
Kioko Can Finally Leave the Family Farm
After 17 years of isolation, a smile set him free
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Kenya
Vivian Exemplifies Beauty Inside and Out
When Vivian started school, the kids laughed at her so much she didn't want to live. Then she met someone who told her she should become a model.
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Kenya
Determined Damaris
Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.
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Kenya
Livingstone Clings to Life
Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.
![Kamse before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/kamse-before-cleft-surgery.jpg?itok=gx6GwXd2)
Kenya
A Student Of Resiliency
Kamse was excited for his first day of school, but, when the day finally came, he was taunted all day long. Kamse ran home and begged his grandfather never to make him go back.