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A Life She Never Would Have Dreamed
João Pessoa, Brazil — Born in a poor seaside community, Jandira da Silva grew up self–conscious and insecure. So much so that she didn’t like spending time with other people — all because she was born...
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Three Days Later, Atiku’s Father Can’t Help But Smile
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Atiku, a five-year-old girl from Ethiopia has lived with her cleft, and the suffering it caused, all of her short life. Her mother abandoned the family because of her cleft....
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A New Life Ahead
Sunyani, Ghana — Smile Train partner surgeon Dr Kofi Amponsah of Regional Hospital Sunyani sent us this touching account of one of his patients, two-year-old Kwame Antwi. Kwame’s life started on a sad...
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Mohd Returns Home
Little Mohd happy at home with his mother (Mummy) and father. Mohd before Jodhpur, India–Little Mohd Waris was brought to Raj Dadiji Hospital in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India with a bilateral cleft lip and...
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A Very Special Thank You
Seattle, WA — On April 18th, the 3rd and 5th grade students at St. Mark Catholic School gathered together for a very special event — they had a live Skype conference with former Smile Train patients...
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Smile Train and Me, a Surgeon’s Story
Dr. Li Kezhu, a plastic surgeon from Smile Train partner hospital 1st Hospital of China Medical University, poses with a happy 12-year-old patient who is about to leave the hospital after her...
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Gamby Hospital Cleft Week April 24-30, 2013
Smile Train Patient Tesfaye Manaye before her free cleft surgery Bahar Dar, Ethiopia — Smile Train’s Program Manager of East Africa, Dr. Esther Njoroge, reports from the field. Meeting with cleft...
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Pleasant Hill Elementary School Mini Marathon for Smile Train
Columbia, SC — Thomas Cronin, Physical Education Teacher, Pleasant Hill Elementary and Mini Marathon Event Director shares how his students are creating smiles around the world. Our deepest thanks to...
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The Worth of a Smile
Maharashtra, India — For many of our donors in the United States $250 is a generous amount of money. But in the United States, it is often difficult to realize just what $250 can do. What the cost of...
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Patricio’s Second Chance
Patricio, seen here at two years of age, had his cleft lip repaired at Smile Train partner hospital Centro Estatal de Atencion para Labio y Paladar Hendido de Aguascalientes a year ago. His cleft...
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A Message From Wang Li, Smile Train’s First Patient
Beijing, China — we recently received a message from our first patient, Wang Li, and a cute picture of her son. Since her free cleft lip surgery so many years ago, Wang Li has grown up to marry the...
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Argos High School Students Bake for Smile Train
The Argos High School MoCD class pose for a photo. Back row: Angela Walker (Aide), Ty Thompson, Angela Resendez (Aide), Logan Lynd, Ian Swafford and Avram Beers.Front Row: Jackey Ritenour (Aide),...
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An Engaging Smile
Agra, India—Growing up in a Noorpur, India, a small village in the northern part of the country, 40-year-old Madhuri learned to accept her cleft lip as her parents could never afford the simple...
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Journey of Smiles: Yeonilda
Yeonilda Lopez, 8, before and after her Smile Train surgery. She had traveled over 14 hours with her father from her indigenous community in a remote part of Colombia for surgery. Bogotá, Colombia—In...
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Smile of the Week: Adil Raza
Adil Raza, five years old, proudly displays his Smile Train backpack, which he returned to claim four years after his Smile Train surgery. Siliguri, India—Our Smile of the Week, Adil Raza, recieved his...
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After Surgery, Teased No More
Lahore, Pakistan—When five-year-old Hussain’s mother first looked at him when he was born she got faint, overwhelmed with intense grief. She had finally given birth to a son after two daughters, but...
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Smile Train Surgeons and a Beauty Queen Deliver Smiles in Vietnam
Little Corn Maize before and after his Smile Train surgery.Hanoi, Vietnam—Nine-month-old Do Tran Gia Bao, affectionately known as Corn Maize by his family, was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. His parents were...
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Finding More Than One Way To Help
Madi Bennett (right) and January recently reunited after January’s Smile Train surgery. During her volunteer work in the Philippines, Madi found January and another little girl living with unrepaired...
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Journey of Smiles: Brazil
Four-year-old Bianca Lima before her Smile Train cleft surgery and three months after. San Salvador, Brazil—Smile Train staff member Caity Roarke recently visited Hospital Santo Antonio a Smile Train...
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Update from the Field: Typhoon Haiyan
Philippines Country Manager, Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano (far right), visits a Smile Train patient this past September. Kimmy recently sent an update regarding Typhoon Haiyan. Manila, Philippines—This...
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