Operation Smile Research Paper

Operation Smile was founded in 1982, by Dr. William P. Magee and his wife Kathleen following a medical aid trip to the Philippines where they along with a team of physicians planned to perform surgeries to repair the cleft lips and cleft palates of children who were in need of surgery (Operation Smile, n.d.). “In Naga City, approximately 300 families arrived hoping their children would receive surgery, but the team could only treat 40 children” (Operation Smile, n.d., para.2). It was out of this great need that Operation Smile was founded. The mission of Operation Smile is very simple. They state, “At Operation Smile we believe every child deserves exceptional surgical care. We believe all children deserve to be treated as if they were our own”(Operation Smile, n.d.b). It is this sense of mission that had drawn thousands of volunteers to perform surgeries across the globe, to quite literally put a smile on a childes face. While the main end result of the organizations efforts include surgeries on cleft palates and cleft lips, their work involves much more. Operation smile works to develop pgloabl partnerships to influence medical care in the countries that they operate while also developing and delivering training programs that provide local medical professionals with the knowledge and skills …show more content…
Operation Smile certainly meets these characteristics as it is a private organization, which provides care and resources to make a positive impact on children across the globe. As a nonprofit, all of the funds which are donated to the organization through individual and corporate donors go to the administration and execution of the activities in which it is engaged (Operation Smile,