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Zimbabwe
Dr Tsitsi Sithole Makes History by Ensuring the Future
Meet Zimbabwe’s first female paediatric anaesthetist
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Ethiopia
Mariam Was Bullied Out of School Because of Her Cleft
Now, nothing can stop her
![Zinash holding Marsillas and a picture of her before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2023-11/marsillas-50.jpg?itok=-DnfTzeU)
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Ethiopia
History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
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Benin
Dr Nina Capo-Chichi: “Clefts Go Deeper Than What You See”
Our Program Director for West Africa on the particular impact of clefts on women and girls
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Ethiopia
Never Sleep on Yohanes
More proof that nothing is stronger than a mother’s love
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Uganda
Sister Dr Liliana Najjuka: Miracle Worker, Smile Maker
Why Smile Train's local model matters, from one of our most inspiring partners
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Uganda
Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All
A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself
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