Partnerships
Amtek Group has joined hands with Smile Foundation, by extending their support to Mission Education Programme. With the support of Amtek Group, Smile Foundation is educating 100 underprivileged children across India. Amtek Group is one of the world's largest global forging and integrated machining companies. The Group has operations across Forging, Iron and Aluminium Casting, Machining and Sub-Assemblies. It has 60 world-class facilities across India, UK, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Russia and US
Amway Opportunity Foundation has extended support to Smile Foundation's Mission Education programme for the third year in a row. Their continuous support ensures quality education for 35 underprivileged children every year. This year it has also extended support for the training of 40 youth under Smile Twin e-Learning Programme. Amway Opportunity Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation which looks after Amway India's Corporate Social Responsibility. Amway is one of the world's largest direct selling companies which offers people an opportunity to have a business of their own, based on retailing beauty, nutritional, wellness and household products and share this opportunity with others.
Blackstone has pledged to support the education of 25 underprivileged children under Smile Foundation's Mission Education Programme. The association was started with an employee engagement session where volunteers from BlackStone interacted with children at a Mission Education centre in Mumbai. Blackstone, established in 1986, is a premier global investment and advisory firm that strives to provide solutions that create lasting value for their investors; the companies in which they invest and the society at large.
by raising money towards annual scholarship, stationary and healthcare for children under Mission Education Programme, during the Joy of Giving Week, besides its annual support for 90 youth under Smile Twin e-Learning Programme (STeP). It has also extended support to Smile Foundation through its community partnership programme. BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment management and investment services in 35 countries and more than 100 markets.
Certification Engineers International Limited (CEIL) has extended infrastructural support to Smile Foundation's Smile Twin e-Learning Programme by providing computers, furniture, etc. as part of its CSR initiative. The partnership will benefit 3 STeP centres in Delhi/NCR. CEIL, a Govt. of India Undertaking, carries out activities related to Certification, Re-certification, Safety Audit and HSE Management Systems for offshore and onshore Oil & Gas Facilities. CEIL also undertakes Third Party Inspection of equipments and installations in the Hydrocarbon and other quality sensitive sectors of the Industry.
Certification Engineers International Limited (CEIL) has extended infrastructural support to Smile Foundation's Smile Twin e-Learning Programme by providing computers, furniture, etc. as part of its CSR initiative. The partnership will benefit 3 STeP centres in Delhi/NCR. CEIL, a Govt. of India Undertaking, carries out activities related to Certification, Re-certification, Safety Audit and HSE Management Systems for offshore and onshore Oil & Gas Facilities. CEIL also undertakes Third Party Inspection of equipments and installations in the Hydrocarbon and other quality sensitive sectors of the Industry.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) joined hands with Smile Foundation to provide primary health services to underprivileged people through Smile Health Camps in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. A total of 1250 beneficiaries were directly benefitted through the five health camps conducted. CPCL started its humble journey in 1965 with a refining capacity of 2.5 MMTPA and has now grown to be the largest refining company of South India. A steely resolve to stick to quality, an unrelenting passion to tread on a consistent growth path, the finest of technology and environmental concern make CPCL a resounding success story, year after year.
Citysurf has joined hands with Smile Foundation through the Cause Related Marketing mode of partnership, through which it will support the education of 25 children under Mission Education programme. Cirtysurf is engaged in the business of collating, printing and sale/distribution of value/discount coupons on behalf of its clients and selling/distributing it to the end user through a coupon book containing the aforementioned value/discount coupons. City Surf will be extending part proceeds from the sale of these to Smile Foundation.
Crompton Greaves Limited (CG) has partnered with Smile Foundation in Chennai and Hyderabad to implement a series of initiatives. An AIDS Awareness Campaign and Diabetes Health Camp for the underprivileged, have already been conducted in December. Next in line is library support for two Mission centres. Crompton Greaves Limited is a pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy, with a presence in over 10 countries. CG is active in the global power transmission & distribution arena, and is amongst the world's top ten transformer manufacturers.
Herbalife has continued its ongoing support to Smile Foundation towards the nutritional support of underprivileged children, through its Casa Herbalife initiative. The nutritional requirements of 3000 children are being met under the partnership since 2011. Created in 1994 by Herbalife Founder Mark Hughes, Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) creates partnerships with charities to help meet the nutritional needs of children at risk. It is a global non-profit organization working in communities around the world and launched the flagship Casa Herbalife programme in 2005.
Hyatt has joined hands with Smile Foundation to provide education to 300 underprivileged kids under Mission Education programme. As part of the association, Hyatt celebrated the completion of its 30 years in India by organizing a series of art shows, titled 'Smile with Hyatt', in support of Smile Foundation. In tandem with the art shows, Hyatt employees of various properties participated in an internal giving campaign, 30 Days of Giving, for Smile Foundation over the Christmas holidays. Hyatt is a global hospitality company with widely recognized, industry leading brands and a tradition of innovation developed over their history of more than 50 years. Their mission is to provide authentic hospitality by making a difference in the lives of the people they touch every day.
Konica Minolta has partnered with Smile Foundation to support the education of 100 underprivileged children under Mission Education programme. A team of volunteers led by Mr. Tadahiko Sumitiani, MD, Konica Minolta, began the association in an apt way by spending a day with children at a Mission Education centre in Delhi. Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading Japanese Office Automation Company. It is the subsidiary of Konica Minolta Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and presently located at 41 sites across the globe.
Mphasis has associated with Smile Foundation under the Pay Roll Giving mode. Mphasis employees will be sharing an amount of their salary every month towards the education and healthcare of underprivileged children through Mission Education programme. Mphasis consistently delivers applications services, infrastructure services, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services globally through a combination of technical knowhow, domain and process expertise.
Myntra.com, the leading online shopping website joined hands with Smile Foundation during the Christmas season for supporting the education of underprivileged children under Mission Education programme. Myntra.com provided a platform to its customers for generously donating to the cause. Myntra.com is an Indian online shopping retailer of fashion and casual lifestyle products, headquartered in Bangalore. It was established by IIT Alumni Mukesh Bansal, Ashutosh Lawania, and Vineet Saxena in February 2007.
Pernia Quershi, a renowned fashion designer and professional Kuchipudi dancer, as part of her ongoing association with Smile Foundation since last year, is extending her support towards the education of 25 underprivileged children for a year under Mission Education programme.
SBI-Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Lucknow, has joined hands with Smile Foundation to support the education of 25 underprivileged children through Mission Education programme. An Employee Engagement activity was conducted to kick off the association, in which the employees of SBI Life Insurance visited a Mission Education centre in Lucknow to interact with the children. Through its unique multi-distribution model encompassing vibrant Bank assurance, Retail Agency, Institutional Alliance and Corporate Solutions distribution channels, SBI Life Insurance intends to be the most trusted and preferred life insurance provider. One of its corporate ethos is about giving back to the society.
SECON Private Limited has collaborated with Smile Foundation under the latter's Direct Child Support initiative. Through this association, the company will support the education of underprivileged children under Mission Education programme. Established in 1981, SECON is a CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2008 certified, NABL Accredited, GIS Driven Multidiscipline Engineering Company. It is one of the leading multidiscipline engineering consulting firms and the largest and oldest surveying and mapping firm in India.
TOD'S
TOD's and Smile Foundation came together again to host a charity sale for the second time, where TOD's donated part of the sales proceeds to Smile Foundation. The funds went towards supporting primary health services for the underprivileged population, through Smile on Wheels programme. An Italian leader in the shoe and luxury leather goods industries, TOD's is known for its refined, understated luxury, impeccable taste and enviable quality. All TOD's products are entirely made in Italy, which has proven to be one of the greatest strength of the company: a peculiarity that distinguishes the brand and attracts customers who truly appreciate Italian craftsmanship.
Tusker Harley Davidson Bangalore, in association with H.O.G (Harley Owners Group), joined hands with Smile Foundation to support the education of 60 children under Mission Education programme. A resource-raising cum sensitizing campaign was organized as part of the association, in which HOG's from the garden city rode to cover a stretch of 100kms. Founded in 1903, Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company (HDMC) and Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS) in USA. Harley-Davidson India commenced operations in August 2009 and currently has nine authorized dealerships in India.
Smile Foundation and Union Bank of India (UBI) have joined hands to undertake a Post Disaster Rehabilitation Project in flood affected areas of Uttarakhand. The health-based rehabilitation programme will provide free health services to affected people from 24 villages of Rudraprayag district through the means of Static Health Clinic and regular village-based Health Camps. UBI, established in 1919, is one of the largest public sector banks of India and has over 3500 branches across India. The Bank's core values of prudent management without ignoring opportunities are reflected in the fact that the Bank has shown uninterrupted profit during all 93 years of its operations.
Yum! Brands, Inc. associated with Smile Foundation to bring its global World Hunger Relief (WHR) campaign to India, in the form of 'Hunger to Hope Kitchen'. Yum!'s contribution over the next one year will cater to the nutritional needs of at least 2,000 underprivileged children under Mission Education programme. Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world's leading restaurant company with over 40,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories. Yum! Restaurants India has completed a decade and is the largest and fastest growing restaurant company in the country.
ZEETEX, a fully owned subsidiary of ZAFCO, has extended its ongoing support to Smile Foundation, by supporting the education of 100 underprivileged children, under Mission Education programme. Established in 2005, ZEETEX is an international brand, sold in all the continents in 85 countries around the world. It has been designed and developed to cater to customer needs in every tire category for all types of vehicles. Its product portfolio comprises of tires, batteries & lubricants and offers over 600 differentiated items for the automotive industry.
