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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

Voices From the Front Line: Q&A with Nurses Rodney and Marijose Kapunan

“We nurses are in the front, center and back in the fight against this global pandemic.”
United States

Voices From the Front Line: Q&A with Pediatrician Jen Lin

"This is what we were trained to do. We got this!”

Our Global Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

UPDATED 4/24: Our teams around the world are refocusing their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in their communities while remaining committed to our patients.

See How These Students Are Stepping Up to the Plate for Front Line Health Care Workers

Student volunteers around the world are bringing much-needed business to family-owned restaurants to help feed health care professionals fighting COVID-19.
United States

Voices From the Front Line: Q&A with Nurse Victoria Leal

"We are exposed, we are afraid, but we are brave and ready to do our job."
Ghana

These Nurses Are Building Legacies of Care

By using her mom's compassion and her mentor's training, Doreenlove Serwah will shape future Operation Smile clinical coordinators who follow her.
Mexico

Meet Our Patients: Puebla, Mexico

Daniela and Denise were two of 88 patients who received surgeries during our 2019 medical mission in Puebla, Mexico. Here are their stories.
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.

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.

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Appeal

Every three minutes, a child is born with a cleft condition. Your gift today will help transform lives and increase access to essential surgical care.