The Slumdogs, the Millionaires

THE GREAT INDIAN CONTRADICTION 

India is a country of contrast! The country has 53 Billionaires, fourth highest in the world. But the same country has 3 million children living on the streets. Among the world’s 10 richest persons, four are Indians. On the other side, 17 million Indian children work as labourers. India’s economy is galloping around 7 % GDP growth. But also, 2 million children die before their first birthday due to lack of immunization and medical facilities!

The statement "Children are the future of the nation" stops making sense, then! In fact, it sounds like an ominous prophecy.

Smile Foundation believes that the desired changes in the lives of such children will come only when more and more privileged people with a desire to bring changes start participating proactively in finding solutions for these children.

With this conviction, a group of corporate professionals came together in 2002 and promoted Smile Foundation. Today, as a national level development organisation, it reaches out to over 1 Lac children and youth through 104 projects on education, healthcare, girl child and livelihood.

 

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