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Bolivia FlagBolivia

Bringing Smiles, Building Futures: Surgical Care and Training in Bolivia

For families in Bolivia, hope is on the horizon. From March 22 to 28, 2025, a dedicated team of volunteer medical professionals will come together to provide life-changing cleft surgeries and comprehensive care to children and adults in need. This surgical program is more than…

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Janat from Morocco
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Morocco FlagMorocco

Janat’s Journey from Days to Live to a Brighter Future

From the moment Janat was born, no one could have foreseen the physical and emotional trials that awaited her and her family. Reflecting on the first time she saw her…

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Canada FlagCanada

Transforming Cleft Care Through Innovation and Compassion

Operation Smile is dedicated to creating access to and providing gold-standard care for our patients and their communities. Cleft conditions are highly treatable, but the scarcity of specialized medical professionals…

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Young girl with cleft lip watches the camera from the entrance to her home.
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Dominican Republic FlagDominican Republic

From Shadows to Smiles: Daniela’s Journey of Resilience and Hope

In a small, metal shanty house at the end of an alley, Margarita faces the daily struggles of raising her two daughters, Yeisy, 5, and Daniela, 4. Daniela was born…

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Child with cleft lip being held by their mother.
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Honduras FlagHonduras

A Journey of Hope: Transforming Lives Through Surgery in Honduras

This November, from the 8th to the 15th, something amazing is happening in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We are welcoming 180 children born with cleft conditions and their families for a special…

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Twice the Love: Amaia’s Inspiring Journey

For Tania and Fernando, the news of expecting twins brought excitement and joy to their rural home in Ecuador. At just 22, Tania was already a mother of two, but…

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“Basma” Means Smile

When Basma was born in a small village in Morocco, her parents, Mohammed and Hanane, were filled with a mix of emotions. For Mohammed, a 43-year-old vegetable seller, Basma was…

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Bolivia FlagBolivia

A Mother’s Determination: Paving the Path to a Brighter Future

Pamela’s heart overflowed with happiness when she found out she was pregnant again after the heartbreaking loss of her first child. But that joy turned to fear the day she…

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