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Egypt
Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope
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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
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Egypt
Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future
Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondros has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
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."
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Peru
Shining, Sparkling, Smiling Kristhell
How one kind stranger changed a little girl’s life
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Peru
Two Pandemics Can’t Stop Chiara’s Smile
Smile Train’s local model means our patients receive care no matter what
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Romania
Ionut: Separation, Isolation… Then a Smile
A mother manages cleft care through quarantine
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Peru
Zindia and Joseyur Keep Going
Never bet against a mother’s will to see her child smile.
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Egypt
A Father In Disbelief
When Habeeba was born, the doctor gasped and told her mother, Ahlam, he'd never seen a baby like her before.
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