8th medical camp held successfully at Thider Nagar
ChennaiThe 8th medical camp under the Swabhiman programme was conducted successfully on the 17th of December at Thider Nagar Chennai. The people were made aware of the camp a week […]
The 8th medical camp under the Swabhiman programme was conducted successfully on the 17th of December at Thider Nagar Chennai. The people were made aware of the camp a week […]
A street play was organized for the people living at Chhatarpur’s Ambedkar Colony. The play was aimed at spreading awareness on HIV/AIDS. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that gradually attacks the immune system, which is our body’s natural defense against illness hence, it is important to make people aware of the harms of […]
70 Swabhiman scholars recently visited the office and working premises of premier news channel IBN 7 Network 18 on the 16th and 17th of February 2017. The girls were taken around and educated about the day to day functioning of the news room, shoots in studios etc. Managing Editor, Prabal Pratap conducted a Q&A session […]
Avery Dennison team actively interacted with the community members and the project team during a series of Employee Engagements. The first employee engagement was held on 23rd December ‘16 during which the team celebrated Christmas Day with children from the community. There were some fun filled activities like lemon and spoon race and singing songs […]
A medical camp was conducted for Swabhiman Bangalore on the 10th of March 2017. The benefits provided in the camps consisted of full medical care which included OPD, supply of drugs, dressings, pathological and radiological investigations (diabetic, hemoglobin, ECG, Nebulization, urine and blood check up), antenatal and postnatal services. 1 case was also referred to […]
Hand-washing is one of the most basic ways to maintain hygiene. A team of Swabhiman volunteers reached St. Soldier Public School on the 22nd of April 2017 to conduct a […]
Menstrual Hygiene Day was celebrated on 26th May 2017 in Ambedkar Colony and Nut Colony on 27th and 29th May 2017 in Shashi Garden. The day was celebrated with the discussion on menstrual hygiene. Then through videos and pictorial presentation, the concept of the reproductive system of women, menstrual cycle, menstrual hygiene and importance of […]
Members of the Women’s Forum at Avery Dennison invited Smile Foundation's girl scholars to their Gurugram office for a special session called “Found My Voice”. The session was aimed at enhancing the self-confidence of the girls and encouraging them to face their fears. Both the mentors and their young students had a great time participating […]
The second edition of the Swabhiman Learning Fest, which is a two day residential camp for the scholars of Swabhiman concluded on the 29th of June 2017. The two-day ‘Learning Fest’ was organised for these 110 girls to help them explore themselves holistically and shape their own life. With a view of making them self-aware, […]
A meeting of the male members of the society was conducted under the Swabhiman programme of Smile Foundation. The men were instructed about family planning, health of women and how the men can support them in order to give them little relief from everyday chores. The meeting also spread awareness about the growing cases of […]
A health camp was organized for women, adolescent girls and children at new Ashok Nagar, Delhi, under Smile Foundation’s Swabhiman programme. Ante-natal check-ups and one-on-one counselling sessions were held for mothers and expecting mothers. The health camp, facilitated by a team of medical professionals, Swabhiman Health Volunteers (SHVs) and Community Health Educators (CHEs), provided preventive […]
A meeting of the women and girls of the society was conducted under the Swabhiman programme of Smile Foundation at Sashi Garden. They were instructed about keeping hygiene in and around their surroundings due to the growing cases of dengue and chikungunya. Charts with illustrations were prepared to make it easier for the community to […]
A session on the importance of education for the development of the individual and the society was conducted for the students of a school in Karnataka. Students of standard 8th, 9th and 10th standard attended the session. The students also talked about their fear of examinations for which the teachers asked them to prepare beforehand […]
The Community Health Educators (CHEs) reached the community people at Gurugram vthrough 410 home visits this month. The CHEs discussed various topics during their visits that included safe motherhood, birth preparedness and importance of family planning, immunization, importance of education, reproductive health, hygiene and saving money through Self Help Groups (SHGs). Through these visits the […]
A meeting with ‘Sudhar Samiti’, a local leaders group that included the Pradhan and the Mukhiya of the area and the Anganwadi workers was done on 28th October 2017. It had 15 participants. During the meeting the CHEs discussed about the various interventions done by Swabhiman programme. Following this, active government schemes for community welfare […]
