![]() ![]() ![]() They may also need dental care, orthodontic treatment, and speech therapy. Programs: Children born with clefts need more than just surgery. Geographic areas served: 90+ of the countries around the world Target demographics: children living with cleft lips and palatesĭirect beneficiaries per year: one child received cleft surgery every five minutes. Results: Since its beginning in 1999 Smile Train has provided more than 1,000,000 free surgeries for children who would otherwise never have received it. Join us and change the world one smile at a time. Patients see their forever smile for the first time, parents cry tears of joy, lives and communities are changed forever.Īs a result of our efficiency and with the support of our donors and partners around the world, Smile Train has transformed the lives of more than one million children by giving them the power of a smile. Those medical professionals then go on to train others creating a long-term, sustainable system. We use the “teach a man to fish” model focusing on training local medical professionals to perform cleft repairs in their communities. Our sustainable model provides training, funding, and resources to empower local medical professionals in 85+ countries to provide 100%-free cleft repair surgery and comprehensive cleft care in their own communities. Cleft repair surgery is safe, and the transformation is immediate. Many children with clefts around the world live in isolation, but more importantly, have difficulty eating, breathing, hearing, and speaking. Mission: Smile Train is an international children’s charity with a sustainable approach to a single, solvable problem: cleft lip and palate.
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