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How Smile Train Brought My Entire Family New Smiles
Itzayana’s mother shares her powerful story in her own way
India
Dr Shruti Bijapur Levels the Playing Field for Children with Clefts in India
To heal a crooked world, this woman makes braces
Nigeria
Susanna Finds Her Voice
Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20
United Kingdom
Smile Train-Commissioned Study Reveals Deadly Reality of Malnutrition and Clefts
New study reveals nearly HALF of malnutrition-related deaths in people with clefts could have been prevented with access to adequate treatment and support
Nigeria
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
United Kingdom
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.
Peru
Shining, Sparkling, Smiling Kristhell
How one kind stranger changed a little girl’s life
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
Peru
Zindia and Joseyur Keep Going
Never bet against a mother’s will to see her child smile.