The Smile Train
Shiva -Before
Shiva- After
Bhavani- Before
Bhavani-After
OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, THE
SMILE TRAIN HAS PROVIDED FREE
CLEFT SURGERY FOR HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN.
THESE CHILDREN WERE SUFFERING
NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE BORN WITH
A CLEFT, BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE
BORN TOO POOR TO EVER AFFORD
SURGERY.  
BEING BORN WITH A CLEFT IN A
DEVELOPING COUNTRY IS TRULY A
CURSE. IN FACT, EVERY BABY BORN IN
UGANDA WITH A CLEFT IS GIVEN THE
NAME 'AJOK', WHICH MEANS
LITERALLY 'CURSED BY GOD'.....AND
NO ONE KNOWS HOW MANY
NEWBORNS WITH CLEFTS ARE KILLED
OR ABANDONED RIGHT AFTER BIRTH.
THE CHILDREN WHO ARE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO FIND A SMILE TRAIN FREE
CLEFT SURGERY PROGRAM, NOT
ONLY SURVIVE, THEY THRIVE!
A 45 MINUTE SURGERY HANDS THEM
BACK THEIR FUTURE, AND A SECOND
CHANCE AT LIFE THAT THEY NEVER
THOUGHT THEY WOULD GET.

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