Ghanaian patient coordinators Clement and Emmanuel work with tireless dedication to find and transport children and adults born with cleft to our medical mission sites in Ghana. Not only do they help the patients they serve overcome physical and social barriers, they also spread awareness about the free, safe surgical care that Operation Smile provides. Watch this week's episode of Behind the Smiles to hear why the work they are accomplishing in Ghana is so crucial.
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In honor of National Volunteer Week, observed April 22 to 26 in the US, we asked our volunteers to share why they love serving others as part of the Operation Smile family. Here’s what they said.
It was her third attempt to get her son the help he needed for his cleft lip and cleft palate, when a chance meeting on a train introduced Aymane's mom to Operation Smile Morocco.
As an organization, Operation Smile strives to deliver robust and holistic nutrition programs to ensure that patients are fit to receive safe, timely and effective surgical care.