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Susanna Finds Her Voice
Denied care as a child, she had to relearn to speak at age 20
Kenya
The Sunrisers Race Towards a New Day for Children with Clefts
If you’re going to travel 4,000 miles to run a marathon, you do it for a cause
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
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
Nigeria
Immaculata: How a Mother’s Faith Brought Hope and New Beginnings
A story of maternal love and faith bringing a family light out of darkness
Nigeria
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
Kenya
Damaris is Not an Outcast
After 17 years of exclusion, her new smile helped her community see the truth about clefts.
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.