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Operation Smile

Thematic Focus Areas

Global Health
Economic Development
Through our expertise in treating cleft lip and cleft palate, we create solutions that deliver safe surgery to people where it’s needed most.
Operation Smile

Website

EIN

54-1460147

CFC Number

12033

Give Global Blog

An Operation Smile patient posing with a photo of himself before cleft surgery
A smile is often the first thing we notice when we meet someone new. But for thousands of kids around the world with cleft conditions, a smile can cause issues with speech and eating, as well as embarrassment and social isolation. Cleft surgery can transform a child’s life and often takes just 45 minutes – but many children in low- and middle-income countries do not have access to this life-changing care. Luckily, our partners at Operation Smile are creating solutions that deliver safe surgery in over 30 countries. Surgery is a crucial step in treating a cleft condition, but Operation...

Charity Photos

  • Title: Care for Brighter Futures: Iris’ Story
  • Charity: Operation Smile
  • Country: Nicagarua
  • Photo Credit: Operation Smile

  • Title: The Impact of One, Changes the Lives of Many
  • Charity: Operation Smile
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Photo Credit: Operation Smile

  • Title: Leading the Way for Women in Medicine in Malawi
  • Charity: Operation Smile
  • Country: Malawi
  • Photo Credit: Operation Smile

Charity Videos

Charity Impact

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As soon as Iris gets off the bus and, together with her mother, moves through the crowds of people at a bus station in Managua, Nicaragua, she hides. Walking behind her mother, she holds one hand on her mother’s shoulder and the other covers her mouth. Her eyes are locked on her mother’s back, as if she doesn’t want to meet the eyes of any of the strangers staring at her.