by Admin | Mar 19, 2024 | News, Stories
Akhanyile doesn’t smile much. And even though she’s only two, she often reaches up to cover her mouth with her hand. She knows she’s different. And it saddens her Gogo, who was left to care for the child after she was abandoned by her mother. But, in the small,...
by Admin | Mar 15, 2024 | News
During March, adventurers David Grier and Andrew Stuart (above) will be running 160 kms along the coastline in Accra, Ghana to raise funds for cleft surgery. Starting at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, the run will take place over four days, and finish at the...
by Admin | Mar 14, 2024 | News
In February 2024, Operation Smile’s Mpumalanga Patient Coordinator, Dakalo Maguga, supported the Department of Health in presenting a community outreach training programme. Workshops took place over 4 days at Emalahleni and Victor Khanye local municipality in...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2023 | News
Operation Smile is thrilled to be a part of the much-anticipated 2023 COSECSA Conference, Graduation, and Annual Meeting—a yearly gathering arranged by the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA). The event takes place in diverse...
by Admin | Nov 27, 2023 | News
What an amazing group of cyclists we had participating in this year’s Cycle for Smiles to raise funds for Operation Smile. Collectively, they raised almost R105000 towards free, safe surgery for children born with cleft lip or palate – beating last...
by Admin | Oct 30, 2023 | News
Dr Marius van der Walt addresses delegates at the dentistry workshop in Mthatha. Around 25 delegates, mostly locally based Eastern Cape government employed dentists, and dental technicians attended our recent training workshop in Mthatha. Led by Dr Marius van...