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Audrey and Herve holding their twins, Lloyd and Floyd
Cameroon
Jun 30, 2022

Lloyd and Floyd: From Double the Shock to Double the Smiles

Sometimes opportunity is a knock. Other times, it’s a ring from your mother
Smile Train UK supporter Christian Hadjipateras
United Kingdom
May 6, 2022

Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week: A Letter to My Younger Self

To mark Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week (7-15 May 2022), Christian pens a letter to his younger self on his facial difference journey and gives his 15-year-old self words of encouragement.

Sister Najjuka celebrates with a patient's family
Uganda
Mar 15, 2022

Sister Dr Liliana Najjuka: Miracle Worker, Smile Maker

Why Smile Train's local model matters, from one of our most inspiring partners
Opeyemi riding on his mother's back
Nigeria
Feb 23, 2022

Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms

His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile

Kellen holds Eric after his cleft sugeries
Uganda
Jan 13, 2022

Eric: Hope is the Best Gift of All

A cleft mother’s fraught journey to care and dignity for her son and herself
Steve Anthony with his three sisters atop Mt. Snowdon
United Kingdom
Jan 11, 2022

Steve Anthony: “We Rise by Helping Others”

Meet this entrepreneur, car enthusiast, and cleft hero from Chesterfield
Kenya
Dec 22, 2021

Damaris is Not an Outcast

After 17 years of exclusion, her new smile helped her community see the truth about clefts.

FISULAB's Smile Train Choir performs in traditional Colombian dress
United Kingdom
Dec 16, 2021

Spreading Christmas Miracles From Mayfair to the World and Back Again

Memories of a truly inspirational evening
Journey of Smiles participants and Smile Train staff members join their fists together
Kenya
Dec 14, 2021

An Inspirational Journey to Kenya

Supporters experience Smile Train in action

Comrade Olubunmi Lawal-Aiyedun
Nigeria
Dec 7, 2021

Nursing Leadership in Paediatric Surgical Care

Comrade Olubunmi Lawal-Aiyedun

Mouhamed with his parents
Cameroon
Dec 2, 2021

A Son’s Cleft, a Father’s Destiny

How Mouhamed’s cleft might forever change cleft care in Cameroon

Kenya
Nov 17, 2021

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. 

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