Transform a Child’s Life

“My daughter Karla is a pillar of my life and the reason I value life,” Ángel said. After her surgery, Ángel could not look away from his daughter’s new smile. “I will make it my life’s mission to find and help families with clefts.” And today, Ángel is doing just that. He has volunteered as a patient advocate, comforting nervous parents and letting them know what to expect. Watch Karla and Ángel's full story at https://bit.ly/3v0FQw8 #dads #DadsofOperationSmile #fathersday | Operation Smile

Brunel's life was transformed thanks to free, safe cleft surgery from #OperationSmile. Her father never gave up hope of finding help and now he can watch his daughter live life to the full! ❤ | Operation Smile UK

We first met 1-month-old Janat during an Operation Smile Morocco-Official surgical program in March 2020. The care she received that day changed the course of her life forever. After facing many #feeding challenges, Janat's parents, Fatima and Youssef, were delighted to learn there was an organization that provides free #surgical care for patients like their daughter. They hoped it wasn't too late because Janat had already lost nearly half of her birth weight. "When I saw those kids, I told myse

Twice the joy

Ever since the birth of his son, Heritiana, Olivier has been determined to help him receive the surgery he needed. Before finding Operation Smile in Madagascar, Olivier was protective of Heritiana and always did his best to prevent him from physical or emotional harm because of his #cleft condition. “I never considered sending him to school until he had an operation for his cleft,” Olivier said, “I knew children would be so mean to him.” After discovering our organization, the father and son ove

As families gather today across the United States, we are thinking of our Operation Smile family, which includes generous donors, committed volunteers, dedicated parents and grandparents, and resilient patients. One sweet patient is Dilan from Guatemala. When his mother, Sandy, realized Dilan was born with a cleft condition, she sought out care and never gave up hope. Dilan received surgery when he was 2 years old. When Dilan was 3 years old, we caught up with him and his mom. We hope that this

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