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Global Smile Foundation

Our vision is a world where no one suffers from untreated cleft.

We provide humanitarian cleft care and provider training in the global south to promote universal access to comprehensive cleft care. In addition to surgical cleft care, GSF provides comprehensive, family-centered care in the areas of education, nutrition, speech therapy, psychosocial consultations, and dentistry. GSF engages with the local medical community in each country to provide follow-up care and ensure long-term sustainability.

12/26/2025

Yousef’s parents sent us this adorable photo yesterday—and we had to share it with our incredible community here. 💛

This first one is Yousef today.
Swipe to see him five years ago, when he came to us as a baby born with a cleft condition.

This is what Season of Smiles is about. Care that reaches beyond a single moment, and support that makes space for children to grow, celebrate, and simply be kids.

Thank you for being part of this work and helping make moments like this possible—during the holidays and all year long. ✨

💛 Give during our Season of Smiles → link in bio

12/24/2025

This Season of Smiles, this is how change lasts. ❄️

Monthly giving sustains care beyond a single moment—supporting children through surgery, follow-ups, dental care, speech therapy, and everything that comes after.

It’s not about one day.
It’s about being there every month.

Quiet. Consistent. Impactful

🔗 Link in bio

12/18/2025

Twins don’t do anything halfway.
They feel it all—together. 👯‍♀️

Meet Brisa and her twin sister.
Same birthday. Same bond.
One shared journey.

Brisa was born with a cleft condition—something more than 200,000 babies around the world experience each year. And while the diagnosis belonged to one, the journey belonged to both.

We’re honored to be part of their story, supporting Brisa’s cleft care with the long-term surgical, dental, and speech support that helps kids grow up confident—side by side with the people who know them best.

Because when you’re a twin, nothing is ever just yours alone.

12/15/2025

Season of Smiles begins today.
Our Season of Smiles campaign is all about spreading hope, healing, and long-term support to children born with cleft conditions around the world.

Each year, more than 200,000 babies are born with cleft lip and palate—yet far too many do not have access to safe, high-quality surgical care. This holiday season, your support can change that.

From now through December 31, Global Smile Foundation is raising funds to provide comprehensive cleft care. That means more than one surgery—it’s years of dental, orthodontic, nutritional, and psychological support. Healing is a journey, and your gift helps make the full continuum of care possible.

Your holiday generosity brings sustainable, high-quality care to communities where it’s needed most.

Join us in making this a true Season of Smiles.

12/05/2025

✨ International Volunteer Day ✨
Today we celebrate under the inspiring theme “Every Contribution Matters.” Volunteers create a richer culture of service, bridging generations and supporting sustainable development. With over 1 billion volunteers worldwide—70% serving informally in their communities, every act of kindness truly counts.

To our incredible volunteers: thank you for giving your time, skills, and hearts to provide cleft care and hope. Your dedication ensures every child we serve has a chance to smile brightly. 💙🌍 Every contribution truly matters.

11/18/2025

Day 1 of CCCW2025 is underway in Cartagena — and the energy in the room is unmistakable.

What’s standing out today isn’t the size of the crowd — it’s the purpose bringing everyone together.

Providers, researchers, global health experts, educators, partners, and NGOs from across the world are here because we’re all working toward the same goal:

To make cleft care stronger and more consistent for children in low- and middle-income countries.

For too many families, access still depends on geography.
And changing that reality takes more than one team or one organization — it takes all of us sharing what works, learning from different systems, and pushing the field forward together.

That’s what today looks like: real collaboration, open exchange, and a shared commitment to raising the standard of care everywhere.

Day 1 is setting the tone — and the work ahead is both urgent and full of hope.

10/30/2025

Our Global Smile Foundation–Peru volunteers are reaching 1,700 students (ages 6–13) with dental hygiene kits and hands-on lessons on how good oral practices support overall well-being. By equipping kids early with knowledge and tools, we’re helping prevent the illnesses tied to poor oral hygiene and building brighter futures.

A heartfelt thank you to Colgate for generously providing the kits, and to every volunteer and supporter who made this campaign possible. Your dedication transforms lives and brings hope. 🇵🇪✨

10/20/2025

We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Berberi and the senior leadership at the Lebanese University School of Dental Medicine to renew our collaborative agreement—further strengthening our commitment to delivering compassionate cleft care and advancing research together. 💙
As we reflected on our shared achievements and set new goals, we also began planning an exciting workshop on Oral Health slated for April 2026. This partnership builds on our ongoing collaboration with LU that already provides life-changing dental and orthodontic services to children born with cleft lip and palate.
Thank you to everyone who continues to believe in our mission and supports our efforts to bring healthier smiles and brighter futures to families in need. Here’s to the next chapter of this meaningful journey! ✨
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10/18/2025

Our Sustainable Health Program in Beirut, Lebanon was filled with unforgettable moments—smiles that truly changed lives. 💙

To every supporter, volunteer, and sponsor who stood by us: thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this possible. Your generosity and dedication ensured that children and families received comprehensive cleft care and hope for a brighter future.

These special moments remind us that together, we can transform lives—one smile at a time. 🙏✨

10/01/2025

Too often, a child’s future comes down to chance — the country they’re born in, the team they see, the care they can (or can’t) access.
At Global Smile Foundation, we believe the answer isn’t to compete — it’s to connect. Because when providers and NGOs work in silos, outcomes are inconsistent. And when outcomes are inconsistent, kids miss out on more than surgery. They miss the chance to eat with confidence, to be understood when they speak, to smile without hesitation.
We’re here to change that. We bring providers together, share decades of data and research, and raise the global standard of care so children everywhere can thrive.
That’s what the Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop (CCCW) is all about. This November in Cartagena, Colombia, we’ll convene providers from more than 50 countries. And through scholarships for colleagues from low- and middle-income countries, we’ll make sure those lessons travel home to the communities where they’re needed most.
We’re not building a program. We’re building a community — so every child has the chance at safe, lasting treatment, and a future full of smiles.
📢 Read the full press release on PR Newswire: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-smile-foundation-hosts-first-of-its-kind-global-cleft-simulation-conference-in-cartagena-colombia-302572609.html?tc=eml_cleartime

09/30/2025

🎶 CHARITY THROUGH MUSIC — with Guy Manoukian
Join us on Friday, October 17th at Antika Beirut for a night of great music and good vibes — all for a meaningful cause.
This unforgettable evening supports Global Smile Foundation, helping transform the lives of children born with cleft lip and palate around the world.
Special thanks to and the teams at and for bringing it to life.

💫 Music. Purpose. Celebration.
📍 Beirut | ⏰ 9:00PM
📞 For info & bookings: 70 777 170

09/28/2025

Thanks to our incredible sponsors, partners and volunteers who helped make our SHP (Sustainable Health Program) in Guayaquil, Ecuador this September truly special! 🇪🇨✨ Your support brings life-changing cleft care to children and families, creating brighter futures and unforgettable smiles.

We are deeply grateful for every hand and heart that makes this impact possible—thank you for being such an essential part of this journey! 💙

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Transforming Lives

Our mission is to provide comprehensive cleft care for patients born with cleft lip and palate in underserved communities throughout the world.

Global Smile Foundation (GSF) is dedicated to making first-class cleft care accessible to all patients regardless of geographic or socioeconomic barriers. There is a pressing need for sustainable cleft care in developing countries where the consequences of those conditions are devastating, if left untreated.

For the past 32 years, GSF founders and volunteers have been committed to developing and implementing comprehensive outreach cleft care programs with a focus on quality care coupled with empowerment and sustainability initiatives for local healthcare providers. This has resulted in our patient population having the confidence and tools to be productive members of their societies.