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United States
At Cleft Con 2021, Vulnerability is Strength
“It's amazing what your cleft journey will do to your life when you embrace it.”
Kenya
Vivian Exemplifies Beauty Inside and Out
When Vivian started school, the kids laughed at her so much she didn't want to live. Then she met someone who told her she should become a model.
![Benjamin looks up to the sky](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/benjamin-k-thinks-outside-after-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-kenya.jpg?itok=j3pLG0zF)
United Kingdom
Benjamin’s Smile Has Overcome The Unimaginable
And he's only four years old.
![Troy Reinhart wears a crown next to a pageant winner at Smile Train's old offices](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-12/troy-reinhart-miss-new-jersey-50.jpg?itok=FnoLn9xL)
United States
Troy Reinhart: 20 Years Of Smiles
Our longest-tenured employee reflects on two decades of making smiles
![Vicente with his mom](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/vicente-with-mother-in-trees-after-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-chile-50.jpg?itok=p4p3Ys6X)
United Kingdom
Vicente Is Stronger Than Fear
A mother's love + Smile Train and GSK = one confident young man
![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.
![Barbara with her family](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/barbara-with-mother-sister-and-bunny-after-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-smile-train-mexico-50.jpg?itok=TI_nUzY8)
United Kingdom
What Bárbara Taught Her Mother
A story of love, destiny, and the power of a smile.
![Damaris holds a photo of herself before surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-11/damaris-holding-photo-before-free-smile-train-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-kenya.jpg?itok=DymOCYlg)
Kenya
Determined Damaris
Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.
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![Violet with her mom](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-05/violet-with-mom.jpg?itok=KIBO82bf)
![livingstone in class holding before image](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-03/livingstone-with-friends-after-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-treatment.jpg?itok=FaFXg86e)
Kenya
Livingstone Clings to Life
Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.