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Adjoa smiling and holding a photo of herself before cleft surgery
Togo
Dec 27, 2023

Adjoa Survived to Smile

She spent 45 years shackled by her cleft. Now, she feels she can do anything

Faysal and Edouardo sitting at a table with a speech therapy patient
Togo
Oct 3, 2023

Smile Train Helps Spread Cleft Speech Therapy Across West Africa

How a speech therapist from Benin is helping Smile Train patients find their voice

Edoh holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery
Togo
Jun 16, 2023

At 65, My Dad Can Now Savor Life

A letter from a patient’s son

Akuya smiling while holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery
Togo
Dec 28, 2022

“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

Dr. Gergorie Akakpo-Numado
Togo
Oct 13, 2022

Dr. Grégoire Akakpo-Numado: Smile Train’s Model is Life or Death for My Patients

To begin a career bringing tears of joy to mothers across Togo, he had to make his father mad first

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