Fares Speaks Up
Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself
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Building Robots for Good? That’s Jenious
This budding inventor has known technology’s potential to save lives from the day he was born
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History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba
In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope
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I Wasn’t Prepared for Anmolpreet to Have a Cleft, Too
A mother doesn’t want history to repeat
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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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Dr Shruti Bijapur Levels the Playing Field for Children with Clefts in India
Susanna Finds Her Voice
Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20
Behind the Smiles: Dr Preciosa Bento
Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about
Giving Children with Clefts Their Smiles Back in Tanzania
A peek at just some of the lifesaving work Smile Train makes possible each day
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Never Sleep on Yohanes
More proof that nothing is stronger than a mother’s love
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“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