For most of us, smiling is the simplest thing in the world. But for children born with a cleft lip or palate, everyday activities such as eating and speaking can present enormous challenges.
Fortunately, there are people determined to change that.
Operation Smile is an international non-profit organisation that brings together volunteer surgeons, nurses and other medical professionals to provide free, specialised care for children born with cleft conditions.
Since beginning its work in South Africa in 2006, the organisation has helped children and families gain access to surgical treatment and ongoing care that might otherwise have been beyond their reach.
Recognising the importance of this work, Proud Partners donated R25,000 towards providing treatment for five children.
Five young lives given the opportunity for better health, greater confidence and a future filled with possibilities.
It's a relatively small contribution to an organisation doing extraordinary work around the world.
But for those five children and their families, it meant something immeasurably bigger.
And that's certainly something worth smiling about.
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