Smile Train

Treatment program: free cleft surgeries - while our cost per surgery varies across the 90+ different countries where we have worked, our contribution per surgery can be as low as $250. This amount reflects the contribution per surgery that we provide our partner hospitals. It also covers a significant portion of each surgery as part of our cost-sharing agreement and medical partnerships. (cont'd on sch. O).

Training programs - Smile Train provides free training and education to cleft care professionals around the world. Access to education and training opportunities is critical to Smile Train's work empowering local medical teams to provide safe, high-quality comprehensive cleft care. Since 1999, we have provided more than 80,000 training opportunities to improve cleft treatment in countries around the world. (cont'd on sch. O).

Public education program - around the world, many people are unfamiliar with cleft lip and palate. For many of the families we support, the first time they see a cleft is when they first look at the face of their newborn child. This lack of awareness, coupled with stigma and myths around clefts, often leads to babies with clefts being abandoned, isolated, or simply never brought to a hospital for treatment because families and communities don't know that treatment is available. No matter where they live, it is essential that every family is aware of cleft lip and palate and the care that their child will need as they grow and develop. (cont'd on sch. O).