Too many children must travel days for surgery. Click here to learn how we’re bringing care to their communities.

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Andrews Santana Arias - Before Surgery
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We believe every child born with a cleft lip or palate deserves exceptional surgical and comprehensive care, no matter where they are born.

Together, we create health that lasts a lifetime.

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Vaviroa Lalatianan, 6 years old. Bilateral Cleft lip, Before, Youngest Daughter: Arimalala Nambina, 2 years old, Unilateral Cleft lip, Before. Father: Dest Velontsoa Mother: Rosoa Arimalala Aunorine Photo Shows: Walking from home to their nearest hospital at Anivorano Est where they can find informations about Operation Smile and find transport to take them to the mission in Tamatave. The walk takes 3 hours over rough terrain and rivers.

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Too many children must travel days for surgery

We’re changing that by partnering with local health workers, hospitals and governments so children can get the surgery and care they need within two hours of where they live.

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  • Nazifa Sherab - After Surgery - Ethiopia
  • Juan David Linare Cifuentes - 7 years old - After surgery - Colombia
  • Joseph Misa - After Surgery - Philippines
  • Isheala Emmanuel - After Surgery - 7 years old - Ghana
  • Dilan Isaac Lopez - 3 years old - Guatemala
  • Antonia Sales - After Surgery - 12 years old -Brazil
  • Annika Nuria Heredia -After Surgery - Bolivia
  • Jocelyn Kwarteng, after surgery from Ghana

The Journey to a New Smile

Our comprehensive care covers Nutrition, Surgery, Psychosocial Care, Speech Therapy, Oral Health, Education and Training.

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Laura Camila Gonzalez Alvarez with her mom

You Make Children Smile

These children, and so many more, received free cleft surgery thanks to the kindness and generosity of caring Canadians like you. Every gift creates a lasting impact in the life of a child.

  • Tommy Vavatenina from Madagascar. Before Surgery. Tommy Vavatenina from Madagascar. After Surgery

    Tommy, Age 4,
    From Madagascar

  • Valeria Luz Limachi Llange 7 Months old from Bolivia. Before Surgery Valeria Luz Limachi Llange 15 Years old from Bolivia. After Surgery

    Luz Valeria, Age 15,
    From Bolivia

  • Jassir eduardo martinez aranda, before surgery Jassir eduardo martinez aranda, After surgery

    Jassir, age 4,

    from Honduras

  • Daniella, age 4,
from Dominican Republic, before surgery Daniella, age 4,
from Dominican Republic, After surgery

    Daniela, age 4,

    from Dominican Republic

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Dayana Aracely from Quatemala holding a photo of her before her surgery
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Outstanding Operation Smile Student Programs volunteers Quinn Henry and Teah Popatheodorou were selected to serve as team leaders during Operation Smile's 2022 International Student Leadership Conference