A workshop on basic manners to be followed in the classroom and school was conducted for the students of Vallabh Ashram, Valsad. Students of class VI, VII & VIII attended the session and shared various experiences regarding their day to day activities in the classroom and school. The children learnt a lot from the workshop […]
Four new Mission Education centers were inaugurated in Assam to cater to the needs of the under privileged children there. These children belong to very poor families and the parents of these children are either daily wage earner s or work as rag pickers. Most of the children are first generation learners and their parents […]
Quaker India, in association with Smile Foundation, brought its Quaker Feed A Child programme to Chennai – an initiative that aims to further the cause of nutrition support among children by providing underprivileged children with a nutritious meal. Acclaimed Chef and PepsiCo’s Nutrition Ambassador Vikas Khanna along with noted actresses Shriya Saran and Meenakshi Dixit […]
The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2017 was held in Mumbai on the 21st of April, 2017. Bollywood stars, Indian television and music fraternity walked down the red carpet to add to the glamour quotient of the evening. The award is to recognize some of the best performances and talents of 2016 The Dadasaheb Phalke […]
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 hand-washing workshop and also to address other issues regarding health and hygiene. The children were informed about the importance of proper hand washing and were […]
Children of Mission Education center at Gurugram celebrated Earth Day on the 22nd of April 2017 by staging a dance and painting drawings related to the environment. Teachers also spoke about the importance of World Earth Day to the students and made them aware of why is it important to plant trees and nurture and […]
Thinking of the welfare of children a special summer camp was organized for the kids of Mission education center at Karnataka. The camp was organized to aid in the overall development along with getting an education for the underprivileged children. Various activities were conducted and children were encouraged to participate in skits to boost their […]
Smile Foundation recently participated in I am Woman event held at Mumbai on the 27th of April 2017. The event was organized by Karan Gupta Education Foundation to promote girl child education with Smile Foundation campaign- She Can Fly and to support the cause of gender equality. Kids from Smile Foundation also performed in the […]
Awareness sessions and promoting the use of vaccination against diseases was conducted on the eve of World Immunization Week in Karnataka. The population of the locality is majorly daily wage earners who seldom seek healthcare for the fear of losing a day’s wage. The awareness session was a success because of the major turn out […]
The 12 cabin crew members from Indigo were in for a surprise when they walked into the Mission Education center in Delhi and were greeted with shiny, smiling faces. The entire team was present to support child education and conducted a fun story telling session with the children. The children were given chart papers to […]
Say No to Child Labour, Say Yes to School” campaign was held at Wardha on 30th April 2017 on Sunday. Nearly 17 to 18 children from slum area of ‘Nalwadi’, Wardha participated enthusiastically in this campaign along with volunteers from Smile Foundation. The children held flash cards with various slogans related to Anti Child Labour. […]
Anti-child Labour Day was observed in the Mission Education center at Chennai. The children took out a rally to create awareness about the day, the harmful effects of child labor, the necessity of sending a child to school and the importance of education. More than 30 children participated in the rally.
Smile Foundation children were invited to celebrate the birthday of their favourite cartoon character – Bheem at Yoga By the Bay with Dr. Mickey Mehta and Shaina Nc. Our kids stretched it out with the characters and later joined them for a wonderful cake cutting celebration. Bheem along with Mickey Mehta and Shaina NC also […]
5 STeP centers, 4 in Delhi and 1 in Kolkata have been digitalized under Ericsson’s Connect To Learn (CTL) programme where the entire curriculum is digitalized to make the training more interactive and interesting for the students. The centers are now connected with digital platform which allows the centers to access the cloud based content […]
235 women in Mamandur, Tamil Nadu, successfully completed Smile Foundation’s Vocational Training programme, supported by the PepsiCo Foundation. The convocation ceremony was held in presence of eminent guests, local authorities and community representatives, where the women were awarded not just certificates, but also a sewing machine each – a small support for them to achieve […]
