My name is Min Zhu Lei. I'm three years old and already, I'm wary of strangers. All too often, they stare at me, or look away in disgust or horror...Read more >>

Our Purpose

Throughout the world, Operation Smile volunteers repair childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. Together, we create smiles, change lives, heal humanity. >>

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Roma Downey invites you to be the miracle in a child's life

As an Operation Smile spokesperson and board member, I'm continually moved by how this amazing work changes children's lives.

Click here to take part in my recent journey to Vietnam and see some of these miraculous changes for yourself!

See the Operation Smile Story (Video, 4.7Mb)

Current Mission

Peru: Lima
May 20 to May 30, 2009

An Operation Smile team of volunteers will provide life-changing cleft lip and cleft palate surgery for the children of Lima, Peru... >>

Latest News and Events

Check Out the Field Journal Entries Written by the Medical Teams during the Missions
	Jimma 12/14/2008 Jimma, Ethiopia The surgical suite is a mutli-cultural melee, three operating tables in one room..Beth, the clinical >>

Upcoming Missions 2009
	2009 Mission Schedule* Mission Date Country City Jan 17 - 23 India Rajkot Jan 29 - Feb 6 India Guwahati Feb 4 - 14 >>

Irish Medical Volunteers On Missions (May-December 2008)
	May 2008: MADAGASCAR - Niamh Ryan, OR Nurse August 2008: CHINA - Anne McGovern, Medical Records September 2008: CAMBODIA - >>

Operation Smile Ireland Gala Fundraising Dinner 2008
	Operation Smile Ireland is 5 years old this year. Our ball has a theme of "celebration". Operation Smile Worldwide has operated on over 100,000 >>

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