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.
Haleon Hotline Answers Oloye’s Urgent Call
Helping to Bring Families out of Isolation in Nigeria
Vanesa and Sofia Complete Each Other’s Journeys
A daughter gives her mother education and a bright future
Susanna Finds Her Voice
Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20
Behind the Smiles: Dr Preciosa Bento
Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about
Smiling at the End of the World
How Smile Train is bringing local cleft care to the edge of human civilisation
Nazareno: Strength. Discipline. Smiles.
Immaculata: How a Mother’s Faith Brought Hope and New Beginnings
A story of maternal love and faith bringing a family light out of darkness
Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week: A Letter to My Younger Self
To mark Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week (7-15 May 2022), Christian pens a letter to his younger self on his facial difference journey and gives his 15-year-old self words of encouragement.
Luaxana: Cleft Care Amid COVID Lockdown
Facing unprecedented uncertainty, a young family found hope with Smile Train
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