Based in Zimbabwe, Sibusisiwe Yona is Smile Train’s Program Director for Southern Africa. We sat down with her in February 2020 to discuss the future of cleft care in her region.
Ayubu's classmates harassed him relentlessly for years because of a local myth about clefts. When he was 10 years old, his mother heard there was hope at a hospital less than an hour away.
Nigeria's first female oral surgeon has dedicated her career to improving the lives of children with clefts across the country. She found a worthy partner in Smile Train.