International celebrity dancer, Bollywood actor and first runner up of dance show Jhalak Dikhla Ja, Lauren Gottlieb, joined Smile Foundation's children in Mumbai by becoming their "Special Santa". Delighted to be amongst the kids, Lauren expressed, "It is my first Christmas away from my family. I am missing my home and people very much so […]
South star Karthik Jayaram welcomed the New Year with Smile kids at his film’s sets in Bangalore, where he had planned many a surprises for them. Delighted to be amongst Smile Foundation children, Karthik Jayaram said, “We all celebrate New Year big time by partying. This year though I wanted to do something different. Spending […]
Smile Foundation’s annual multi-disciplinary free mega health camps in Shahpura in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan entered its 11th year. 20, 000 individuals from about 100 villages in Bhilwara district benefited directly from the 10-day mega health camp. The camp had a make-shift hospital with 500 beds. More than 100 specialist doctors and paramedical staff from surgery, […]
Students of Hansraj Morarji Public School, Andheri West (Mumbai) invited Smile Foundation children from its Mission Education programme's Holy Mother School for spending a day together. They played cricket match in mixed teams, competed in bicycle racing, celebrated competitiveness and shared the joy of friendship. The host children organised a special lunch for their visiting […]
On 10th Jan 2014 SHED Mahakali STeP Student with the help of Smile Foundation had Visited 5 Star Hotel JW Marriott for Knowing the Hotel industries and Opportunities in Hotel. Around 18 students had attended this session. Student were very excited to see 5 Star hotel and its back office work. Mr. KhajaRam & Miss.Harsha […]
Students from Sri Shikshayatan School, Kolkata, documented Mission Education Programme's IPER centre in the city. The students have been regular visitors to the centre and have befriended many younger kids there. The students interviewed the Director of IPER as well as the Mission Education project coordinator, asking them about the challenges faced while providing education […]
On 25th January the STeP students of Green Tara, Mumbai, were taken for an exposure visit to Big Bazaar in relation to their Retail Management course. During the visit the students observed various arrangements in the store that was designed by Big Bazaar for the ease of its customers. With the help of the store […]
Anaira celebrated her first birthday with a difference by throwing a party for Smile Foundation kids at Kidzania Amusement Park in Mumbai. Over 250 Smile children were part of the celebration. The kids enjoyed themselves at the Park and got a huge treat complete with cake, snacks and goodies. They had fun doing a lot […]
A three day workshop was organized in Bangalore under Smile Foundation’s ‘Empowering Grassroots’ initiative for the capacity building of community based organizations. The aim was to enable and equip grassroots organizations to mobilize resources for the sustainability of their projects, programmes and organizations, without dependency on international aid. The programme witnessed global participation from industry […]
On 30th January 2014, students of DSS, Goregaon, Mumbai were taken for an exposure visit to JW Marriot, Juhu, Mumbai. The visit was planned with the intention of creating job opportunities for the students of DSS STeP centre who had completed their H.S.C. There were 12 students who satisfied this eligibility criterion and got the […]
An Employer Engagement Programme was held at Jan Shikshan Sanstha, Mumbai by Smile Foundation on 31st Jan. 2014. Mr. Nitin Patil from Smile Foundation introduced Mr. Ramawadh, HR from Max Life Insurance. 18 students were present in EEP. Mr. Ramawadh explained the policy and vacancies which they are looking for Max Life Insurance. Students were […]
On 3rd February 2014, representatives from Data Dimention Company visited the STeP Center Vidyaranaya in Bengaluru and took session on retail management and personality development and also conducted mock interviews of the students. The questions they asked were similar to the ones that are asked in the interviews. He also explained to the students how […]
An Employer Engagement Program was organized for the STeP students of Centre Lepakshhi Educational society, Visakhapatnam on 10th February 2014. The motive of organizing program was to provide employment generation training to the vulnerable youth of Visakhapatnam District. IT manager from Mahithi Computers, Visakhapatnam was invited to impart the importance of skill development training. Total […]
The Smile on Wheels project in Jaipur, Rajasthan is providing healthcare services at Kalakar Basti, Bhatta Basti, Jagatpura Kachchi Basti, Bagrana Kachchi Basti, Idgah Kachchi Basti and Jhalana Kachchi Basti at the doorsteps. It covers 22,400 households and a population of 120,100. Besides providing preventive and curative healthcare services at the doorsteps of the underprivileged, […]
Six CEOs came together at The Leela Palace, Bangalore, along with their spouses, to show ‘men can cook.’ The underlying purpose of the event was to raise support for Smile kids in Karnataka. Mr. Suresh Soni from Nova Medical Centers, Mr. Suhas Bhide from IBM, Mr. Navneet Kapoor from Target, Mr. Atul Ujagar from Nike, […]
