About Smile Train

Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft-focused organisation, with a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery and other forms of essential care. Our unique “teach a person to fish” model focuses on training local professionals to provide world-class cleft care in their own communities. Those professionals then go on to train others, creating a sustainable system for long-term care. 

Over the last 25+ years, we have supported more than 2 million safe and quality cleft surgeries for people of all ages, and we will continue our lifesaving work until everyone in need with a cleft has access to the care they deserve.

Our Impact at a Glance

• £54 billion global economic impact of Smile Train's surgical program
• 2,000,000+ cleft surgeris for people of all ages since our founding in 1999
• 20,000+ trained medical professionals
• 95+ countries where Smile Train has sponsored cleft treatment
• Every 3 minutes another baby is born with a cleft
• 1 Goal: to give every child with a cleft the opportunity for a full and healthy life