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Khalisa: Love Overcomes Fear
Clefts are never only about the child. They affect the entire family.
Kenya
Out of School and Out of Sight for 17 Years, Ndindai is Now Embracing Life
How one smile can change a life
Panama
Miraculous Marco
Where others may have seen crises, Marco’s parents saw only miracles
Nigeria
Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms
His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile
Indonesia
Angga is Done Waiting
He waited 20 years for cleft surgery. Now he’s ready to take control of his life
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
Indonesia
When They Found the Truth, They Found Smile Train
How one mother overcame despair and blame to find the treatment her son needed
Kenya
Determined Damaris
Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.
Kenya
Livingstone Clings to Life
Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.