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FROM THE FIELD



Read firsthand accounts of our volunteers' experiences on the mission field as Operation Smile works to heal children's smiles year-round in over 60 countries.

Here you'll find what Operation Smile is all about - touching stories of children whose lives have been changed by the generosity of our volunteers, supporters and donors.

Dhaka January 13 to January 19, 2012
68 patients received new smiles in Dhaka 17 January 2012 Upset tummies…

Kolkata January 11 to January 15, 2012
Bulti, a 15-year-old girl with a unilateral cleft lip, left a lasting…

Accra December 1 to December 10, 2011
On our inaugural medical project in Ghana, Operation Smile's volunteers…



Guatemala City December 1 to December 9, 2011
On our inaugural project to Guatemala, our team screened 337 patients,…

Amman December 2 to December 9, 2011
Our medical team in Jordan gave 105 children born with facial deformities…

Dili November 30 to December 6, 2011
75-year-old Domingas with her daughter before surgery. Domingas was among…



Addis Ababa November 8 to November 17, 2011
Tenebe after cleft lip surgery. He was born with a severe bilateral cleft…

Maesot November 6 to November 11, 2011
Our team of volunteers provided 149 safe surgeries for 129 patients in just…

Linyi October 27 to October 31, 2011
103 children are scheduled for life-changing surgeries in Linyi this…



Zhongshan October 14 to October 18, 2011
5-month-old Wu Zhige waits with his aunty during screening. (Photo by Peter…

Lincang October 14 to October 18, 2011
3 -year-old Guo, who had a cleft lip operation in 2009 and cleft palate…

Marrakech October 7 to October 15, 2011
Sanaa, a 10 year old orphan, confidently walked into our OR in Morocco,…



Aurangabad October 9 to October 15, 2011
Four-year-old Ashwini one week after cleft lip surgery. “She will be able…

Nyeri September 22 to October 1, 2011
Baby James, 1 year old, travelled over 12 hours to get to Nyeri. He was able…

Antananarivo September 18 to September 27, 2011
In total, we screened 374 people and operated on 186 patients, this was all…



Asuncion September 15 to September 23, 2011
We finished the medical mission here in Colombia on Saturday with 90…

Monteria September 13 to September 18, 2011
We finished the medical project here in Colombia on Saturday with 90…

Svay Rieng September 11 to September 16, 2011
Chong with Operation Smile's volunteer child life specialist, Leslie Graff.…



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