Thank you Alákòwé for all you do in creating awareness about clefts.
Together we are changing the world one smile at a time.😊🚂❤️

Meet Umul from Somalia! She was born with a cleft, but thanks to Smile Train's local partner, Bela Risu Foundation, she received free cleft surgery and comprehensive care. Umul is now thriving, and her mother is advocating for cleft awareness. #SmileTrain

As the world commemorates #EarthDay , Nkeiruka Obi, #SmileTrain VP and Regional Director, Africa reflects on Smile Train's strategic partnership with Kids Operating Room and why Solar ORs in Africa Matter.

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In the news🥳 #SmileTrain , et Kids Operating Room s’attaquent au double défi des émissions de gaz à effet de serre des blocs opératoires tout en donnant la priorité à la chirurgie pédiatrique en installant des systèmes de chirurgie à énergie solaire innovante.
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Smile Train empowers local medical professionals to provide free cleft surgeries, improving lives and easing financial burden on caregivers for patients like Maimun from Somalia. Our goal for the past 25-years: promote healthy smiles for stronger families and communities.

Smile Train & WFSA organized the first Pediatric Anaesthesia for Cleft training in Ethiopia. 22 participants attended to provide knowledge and skills for safe anesthesia care for children with clefts. 7 experienced trainers from the SAFE Peads program led the training.

Meet Ama from Ghana! Ama was born with a cleft lip and palate. Thanks to Smile Train's support, she received free cleft surgery and comprehensive care at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Now at 6, she is thriving!

We are #SmileTrain , of course we are changing lives one smile at a time... & made this reel to tell you about it!

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Super grateful to American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association for this award, to Smile Train Smile Train Africa for all the support, my colleagues in Africa and around the world for their collaboration, and to the families of children with clefts for the opportunity to serve them.

Smile Train is excited to announce our participation in 'Healthier Together: A path to a better world', a film produced for Smile Train and Kids Operating Room by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions in consultation with the WHO Foundation!

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Meet 13-year-old Alganesh from Ethiopia, born with a cleft, refused to go to school due to fear of bullying. Thanks to Smile Train's local partner hospital, Tibebe Ghion, she is now receiving the cleft care she deserves! ❤️ 💙 ❤️ 🇪🇹

Smile Train empowers local medical professionals through hands-on training in East Africa Horn, led by senior Ethiopian plastic surgeons. Drs. G/Egziyabher and Baraki who mentored Dr. Dahir from Somaliland, enabling her to take charge of cleft care in her community. #SmileTrain

Congratulations to Smile Train's President & CEO Susannah Schaefer, recipient of the 2nd annual Charles B. Wang Community Service Award.🥳🎊

Meet Gout from South Sudan! Born with a cleft, he faced isolation and cruelty. Thanks to Smile Train's local partner in Wau, he received life-changing surgeries. Now, Gout is thriving!

Smile Train provides 100% free cleft repair surgery and comprehensive care for children in Africa, lifting them out of poverty and improving their quality of life. Join us celebrate #Pediatricsurgeryday #WorldHealthDay and support children like Johana to live healthy lives. 🌍

Advocating for increased investment in #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers . Celebrating our Smile Train – WACS Cleft Surgery Fellow, Dr. Otinimi Aria, a Nigerian Plastic Surgeon and the first to undergo the ACPA Visiting Scholar Program! Congratulations, Dr. Oti! Frontline Health Workers Coalition

We want #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers in every community!
More investments are crucial to reaching health, economic and development targets.

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Mariam, a Smile Train patient from #Ethiopia , was born with a #cleft . Her parents, Muksina and Sufyan, refused to give up on her. Thanks to a Smile Train partner, , Mariam received cleft surgery and now, at ten years old, her smile lights up every room she enters. #cleft warriors