Mean Srey Pich: "Because of the cleft, my family suggested I exchange her discretely for another baby in the hospital, insisting she woud not live more than a week. I didn't believe  them, although she found it difficult to eat and drink. Then, when she was 2 years old, Operation Sourire advertised in my local newspaper and my heart leapt! I rushed over to the hospital and my daughter had operations that year and the next. Today, she is always first in her class."

"Nino was one of our patients from Madagascar; a young man who suffers from epilepsy. During one of his attacks he fell into the kitchen fire. His face was seriously burnt, leaving his mouth unable to close and painful scars obstruring his vision. He felt forced to hide away to avoid the jeers and stares of his peers. During our visit we operated on him twice. Today, he can see again and no longer feels the need to live alone."