Barbara Ries

Documentary: Heroes Project: A second chance for orphaned children

  • SMILE TRAIN HEROES PROJECT:In China's remote regions, doctors and a network of local aid teams work to eliminate cleft palette and other deformities for children and adults. Children born with cleft abnormalities are often abandoned at birth.  They are given a second chance at a normal life by surgeons trained by Smile Train throughout the world.
  • An orphan boy, abandoned in a small village in rural China, begins his journey to repair a cleft palate.
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