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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
![Dr Gergorie Akakpo-Numado](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-10/gregorie-akakpo-numado-headshot-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-togo-chu-smile-train.jpg?itok=4r6TMKhI)
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
Chile
Amaro’s Smile “Fills Hearts”
His story proves the truly transformative difference our model makes
![Headshot of Juan](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/juan-headshot-after-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-chile-smile-train.jpg?itok=mVq5jJFb)
Chile
A Letter From Juan, a 10-Year-Old Patient from Chile
What local cleft treatment means to patients, in a patient’s own words
Chile
Fundación Gantz: Raising the Bar for Cleft Care in Latin America
“Being recognised by Smile Train means Chile is now a regional leader training and educating doctors from all over the world."
![Sister Najjuka celebrates with a patient's family](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-03/sister-najjuka-with-patient-family-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-mbara-uganda.jpg?itok=Q59QNMzZ)
Uganda
Sister Dr Liliana Najjuka: Miracle Worker, Smile Maker
Why Smile Train's local model matters, from one of our most inspiring partners
![Kellen holds Eric after his cleft sugeries](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/eric-and-kellen-after-free-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-smile-train-uganda.jpg?itok=iyOiOqzq)
Uganda
Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All
A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself
![Miracle, at right, with her teacher and a classmate](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-12/miracle-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-uganda-smile-train-with-teacher-and-friend.jpg?itok=DOvtvvxR)
Uganda
A Miracle to Believe In
A cleft mother’s true story of faith, miracles, and Smile Train
![Smile with his family. His dad holds an image of him before Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-01/smile-rai-with-family-after-smile-train-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-nepal.jpg?itok=uYKGyodm)
Nepal
Destiny's Smile
Even knowing help is available isn’t always enough to remove the stigma of having a cleft.
![Jenious: Before and After](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/jenious-holding-before-image.jpg?itok=TWO2GvE8)
Nepal
A Jenious Smile
After a rough beginning, Jenious' life is now filled with puppies, music, and kung-fu.