Mexico

The Spark Between Cooking and Cleft: Watch Students Boost the Health of Communities in Mexico

In Chiapas, Mexico, student volunteers hope to improve the health and well-being of families by replacing inefficient stoves with clean-burning cook stoves.

Nicaragua

Exchange for Smiles

By teaming up with Operation Smile Nicaragua, dental students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are changing the lives of hundreds of patients.

United States

From "Team E" To "Team WE"

“Stories are powerful. I’ve been amazed by how simply telling my story has inspired people to help others.”

From Panel to Platform: The Catalyst

Operation Smile's cleft panel mobilizes student volunteers to engage with their peers and communities to inspire change around the world.

From Panel to Platform: The Inception

With a goal to spread awareness and inspire students to embrace what makes them different, student volunteer Brady Hishmeh formed the first cleft panel.

United States

Learn Why Students Are at the Core of Everything We Do: Behind the Smiles S2 Ep. 2

In this episode, you'll learn how our Student Programs' team empowers students globally through advocacy, education, leadership and service.

From Panel to Platform: The Turning Point

Student volunteer Flo Pun used Operation Smile's first cleft panel as a platform to empower people to be better advocates for those born with cleft.

South Africa

Extreme, Sustainable Philanthropy: Chris Bertish Paddles Across the Atlantic

VIDEO: Record-breaking South African waterman Chris Bertish paddled 4,600 miles to establish annuities for Operation Smile and other nonprofits.

Ghana

This Aunt's Love for Her Nephew Prevails

When her sister abandoned her son Kelvin after he was born with a cleft lip, Felicia adopted her nephew and began his journey to care in Ghana.