The Smile Train

Mission

The Smile Train is dedicated to helping the millions of children in the world who suffer from cleft lip and palate by providing free surgery for children, free training for doctors and research to find a cure. Since 1999, we have provided free cleft surgery for more than 325,000 poor children in over 75 countries. The average cost of surgery provided by The Smile Train is $250.

Programs

In the past eight years, the Smile Train has established over 820 partners, in over 75 countries providing free cleft surgery for the world’s poorest children and training for local doctors.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Free Cleft Surgery for 600 Poor Chinese Children

Free Cleft Surgery for 400 Poor Children in India

Free Cleft Surgery for 400 Poor Children in Brazil

Free Cleft Surgery for 400 Filipino Children

Personnel Overview

Michele Sinesky - Special Project Coordinator
Michele is in daily contact with donors across the country who want to learn more about The Smile Train. First a volunteer and then an employee of The Smile Train, she traveled to China several times where she witnessed the tragedy of unrepaired clefts. She is committed to help poor children with clefts and is passionate about her involvement in empowering donors to raise funds for these children.

Victoria Moy - Smile Train Managing Director, China
Victoria has worked in US-Asian business & healthcare over 20 years. She organized the world’s largest cleft lip & palate conference in 2000 & played an integral role in providing over 26,000 free cleft surgeries to needy children & training nearly 2,000 physicians. Victoria was named Managing Dir. for China in 2002 & continues to be inspired by each new smile brought to children in the region.

Personnel Statistics

Michele Sinesky,
Donor Relations Manager
Founded in 1999
Employees: 30
Volunteers: 200

Financial Statistics

Overhead: 2 %
Other funding sources:
Religious Affiliation: no affiliation