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Tadeo Sees a Brighter Tomorrow
His courageous mother fought for him from his first breath
![Joaquin holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-02/joaquin-50.jpg?itok=oaAebE51)
Chile
The World According to Joaquin
An 11-year-old patient shares his exceptional life story as only he can
![Art Impact Brazil staff and partners smiling and holding Smile Train signs](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-01/art-impact-brazil-staff-and-partners-smiling-and-holding-smile-train-signs-5050.jpg?itok=NkqhT73H)
Mexico
Neto’s Cleft Made Him an Introvert. Now It Makes Him an Inspiration
His mother’s wisdom now motivates a whole new generation
![Akuya smiling while holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/akuya-50_0.jpg?itok=aBIVMluM)
Togo
“She Is Our Pride and What Gave Us Strength”
How a family from rural Togo overcame superstition and fear to get their daughter the care she needed
Mexico
A Love Song for Ana Sofia, and All Children with Clefts
“An incomplete smile that completes me…”
![Dr Natalia Tetruieva of OHMATDIT, Ukraine’s national children’s hospital in Kyiv](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-12/natalia-tetruieva-50.jpg?itok=v-fpsbg2)
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Dr Natalia Tetruieva Was Always a Healthcare Hero
What our partner in Kyiv wants you to know
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Togo
Dr Grégoire Akakpo-Numado: Smile Train’s Model is Life or Death for My Patients
To begin a career bringing tears of joy to mums across Togo, he had to make his father mad first
![Mariane Goes](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-07/mariane-goes-cleft-week-natal-brazil-day-one.jpg?itok=o-GCw-2-)
Brazil
Mariane Goes is Teaching the World to Fish
Meet our Director for Education and Training for Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Dani: Sun, Surf, and Now Smiles
Dani’s mother discovered Smile Train while she was already in the middle of receiving surgery
Mexico
Eduardo’s Oaths
Inspired by his unstoppable mother, Eduardo took control of his life. Now he’s inspiring other children with clefts do the same