Help create the next Smile
Your donation helps children access life-changing surgery and care.
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OUR STORY
It all began with one little girl.
Born with facial paralysis, Thando had never smiled. Her mother’s letter reached Nelson Mandela, whose belief in the dignity of every child helped make that first smile possible.
Madiba’s legacy lives on in the smiles of more than 5,400 children whose lives have been transformed through the Foundation.
OUR MISSION
We provide life-changing reconstructive surgery and holistic support to children with facial conditions and burns.
A HOME FOR SMILES
Nine Yards has proudly become a home of Smiles. Through this partnership, the community at Nine Yards is creating more life-changing smiles for children across South Africa.
Behind Every Smile
Before and after care shows what giving can make possible.
Every operation begins because someone chose to give.
+5400
surgeries
17
partner hospitals
25+
years changing lives
