Social Justice

We are driven to make a lasting impact on our global community. Particularly, we are passionate about standing for the underdog, the forgotten, the voiceless. This vision has become central to our work as a company. We believe business can be a powerful engine to produce change and it is our deep purpose to leave a legacy of value to future generations.

Providing free surgeries to children in developing countries

We are thrilled to have helped provide cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries to almost 50 children over the past year. These children were suffering not because they were born with a cleft, but because they were born too poor to ever afford surgery.

Being born with a cleft in a developing country is truly a curse. In fact, every baby born in Uganda with a cleft is given the name Ajok which means literally, “Cursed by God.” And no one knows how many newborns with clefts are killed or abandoned right after birth.

And the ones who are lucky enough to find a Smile Train free cleft surgery program, not only survive, they thrive. After a 45 minute surgery hands them back their future, and a second chance at life that they never thought they'd get.