Since 2007, Smiling Children has been collaborating with INSAF, a Moroccan NGO, in the fight against the exploitation of little girls from poor rural areas. The aim of the program is to facilitate the return of girls between the ages of 6 and 12, who are exploited as maids, to their family and to school. The program aims to support these girls until the end of their mandatory school years, and,...

Craniofacial anomalies are prevalent among adults and children throughout all of sub-Saharan Africa, a result of little or no access to health care. If treatments are available, they are too costly for the average person to afford. Surgically treatable craniofacial anomalies include: maxillofacial trauma, cleft lip and palate, neglected benign facial tumors, and tissue injury from Noma, a disease...

High in the Bolivian Andes, at  4,500 meters (approx 15,000 ft), is the Robertito school the only one at this altitude in the country and the only one surrounding the Cerro Rico mine. The harsh mines of Cerro Rico have witnessed the deaths of over 8 million indigenous Bolivians during 3 centuries of exploitation. In this context, Robertito is an oasis for the children and families of...