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India
Dr Mayuri Kalyanpad: From Patient to Doctor
She’s been on the journey. Now she’s dedicated to making the way easier for others
![Dr Tsitsi Sithole](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-03/dr-tsitsi-sithole-headshot-50.jpg?itok=c1LGQ6Pc)
Zimbabwe
Dr Tsitsi Sithole Makes History by Ensuring the Future
Meet Zimbabwe’s first female paediatric anaesthetist
![Bhumika smiling with her mother Jyoti after cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-02/bhumika-smiling-mother-jyoti-after-cleft-surgery-50.jpg?itok=79H6Klrh)
India
Bhumika: A Powerful Story of Life and Loss
After her father died when she was only three months old, Smile Train’s support meant everything to her family.
![Manthan before and after surgery for his cleft](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2024-01/manthan-50.jpg?itok=TcrZQwIR)
India
Manthan: Sometimes, our Patients’ Mothers Need a “Mother”
Ashwini opens up about how our local partners healed her, too
![Paulwin smiling and holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-10/paulwin-50.jpg?itok=GdDLBpqy)
India
Paulwin: A Daughter’s Cleft, a Family’s Journey
When Paulwin couldn’t eat, neither could her mother. Now they are both smiling
![Faysal and Edouardo sitting at a table with a speech therapy patient](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-10/original50-50.jpg?itok=LDSp_66f)
Togo
Smile Train Helps Spread Cleft Speech Therapy Across West Africa
How a speech therapist from Benin is helping Smile Train patients find their voice
![Zita smiling and holding a hoe in front of her crops](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-09/zita-50.jpg?itok=tDqIvaip)
Angola
Zita: How Two Days with Smile Train Changed Everything After 40 Years Alone
Zita isolated herself from society since childhood, only comfortable with her family. Smile Train helped her shine in her community.
![Edoh holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-06/edoh-holding-before.jpg?itok=DPZEGjyR)
Egypt
Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
![Anmolpreet smiling and holding a picture of himself as a baby before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-03/anmolpreet-50.jpg?itok=3-LTWNsr)
India
I Wasn’t Prepared for Anmolpreet to Have a Cleft, Too
A mother doesn’t want history to repeat
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Egypt
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