Operation Smile Canada
Members of CUPW, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, are on strike. Mail services are paused until an agreement is reached, but the children in our care are still waiting. There are several secure and…
Yes! In partnership with Stratcom, Operation Smile Canada is calling dedicated partners like you with a message of gratitude as well as a critical update about the kids in our care. Our medical volunteers give…
This July, I had the incredible honour of representing St. Mary’s College and Canada as a Team Leader at the Operation Smile International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC). Every year, the conference is held in a…
The bond between a mother and her baby is deeply connected to nourishment and care in a child’s earliest days of life. But for mothers of children born with cleft…
Celebrating World Photography Day Every smile tells a story, and those stories are told thanks to Operation Smile’s volunteer photographers who capture powerful patient photos — before and after — cleft lip and palate surgeries….
At first glance, a doll may seem like a simple toy, a small comfort in a big, unfamiliar world. But in the hands of a child born with a cleft…
When Angie was born in La Ceiba, Honduras with a cleft lip and palate, her family was overwhelmed. They had no idea what came next, only that they would do…
In the southeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) roads are rare, but resilience is everywhere. In Haut-Katanga Province, only about 5% of roads are accessible year-round. For families living with cleft conditions, that means a life-changing…
