Robert Bolus, affectionately known as the ‘Smiling Walker’, is turning his passion for walking into life-changing surgeries for children born with cleft conditions. Western Cape, South Africa (18 September…
What began as a chance encounter 14 years ago has blossomed into a lifelong legacy of compassion by a women’s sewing group that has dedicated itself to sewing colourful theatre…
Behind every smile is a story of hope, and thanks to a three-day specialist oral healthcare programme in Mpumalanga, more than 200 children and families just began a bright new…
By collecting and donating plastic bottle tops, South Africans are playing their part in an incredible mission to help fund life-changing corrective cleft surgeries for disadvantaged children and provide wheelchairs…
Operation Smile South Africa and Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital will provide free surgeries for up to 40 children during a special weekend programme in Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa (22…
Paddlers take on the Robben Island challenge while raising funds for surgeries and ocean conservation. Cape Town, South Africa (17 April 2026) – Come Freedom Day, it’s not just…
A single screening in Empangeni two decades ago sparked a movement that has transformed thousands of lives across South Africa, fixing not just smiles but providing futures rewritten with confidence…
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“Man has never made any material as resilient as the human spirit” - Ben Williams
