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Stories You Make Possible

Stories You Make Possible

Explore Operation Smile stories from around the world highlighting the courage of patients and their families, the dedication of our volunteers and staff, and the generosity of supporters like you.

United States

Nursing Led This Man to His Purpose

Biju Abraham uses his skills and expertise as an operating room nurse and clinical coordinator to educate volunteers on how to safely change patients' lives.
United Kingdom

Complete Care from Start to Finish: Q&A with Anesthesiologist Nur Lubis

From when a patient first receives their health evaluation during screening to waking up after surgery, anesthesiologists like Nur Lubis are by their side.
United States

Capturing Compassion with Nurse Redeat Wondemu

As a nurse and a photographer, Redeat Wondemu shares how she serves a role in recovery as well as helps tell a story through capturing those special moments.
India

Driven to Lead: Q&A with Abhishek Sengupta

Abhishek Sengupta shares how his passion to help others led him to becoming the executive director of Operation Smile India after starting out as a translator.
Global

Celebrating Our Partners on World Smile Day

On World Smile Day, we're proudly celebrating a few of our partners who are changing the lives of thousands of children born with cleft conditions.
Global

Hope on The Horizon: Safely Resuming Surgery and Care

Though Operation Smile surgeries and in-person care remains postponed in most places around the world, a handful of countries offer a glimpse at the path ahead.
United States

Smile With Lay’s: Q&A with Kathy Magee

Co-Founder and President Kathy Magee shares how we've teamed up with Lay's once again to recognize real people spreading real smiles in their communities.
Colombia

Care for Brighter Futures: Luciana’s Story

VIDEO: Soon after Luciana was born with a cleft, she became a patient at Operation Smile Colombia’s care center to receive safe, effective and timely surgery.
Peru

A Front-Line Hero: Remembering Nurse Carlos Armas

Given the choice to stay home, Carlos bravely chose to serve on the front lines of the pandemic to care for the patients who needed him.

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