Aminata was born with a cleft lip, and other kids would make fun of the sway she spoke and ate. She became withdrawn...

When Diacko was a baby, others in his village would regularly stop his mother, Youma, just to tell her how beautiful he was...

Birane was born with a cleft lip that made it difficult to eat and speak properly — and harder to express the joyful spirit...

Djimby may be small, but she is one fierce fighter. The 6-year-old’s strong will and independence...

Thanks to a matching gift, all donations this Giving Tuesday will double in impact to provide life-changing surgeries...

Twin brothers, Ousseynou and Assane, developed an identical condition that made their legs curve outward at the knee...

Saliou was too young to realize that he was different. At 2 years old, the little boy had no idea that his cleft lip set him...

When she was 15 years old, a small lump appeared on Gnilane’s face. Thinking it would one day go away, she didn’t let it dim her passion...

When she was just a baby, her parents noticed a small lump growing above her left eye. By the time she was 5 years old...

When she was a child, Marie Madeleine developed a muscle contracture in her leg. As she continued to grow, her knee hyperextended backward...

The village in Senegal that Mouhamed and his family call home isn’t even on the map. To reach it, you must follow a red dirt road for miles...