Among the estimated over 3 million NGOs in India, majority are Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that work closely with small communities on the ground, to bring long lasting change at the grassroots level. Despite the genuine intentions of CBOs, the scope and scale of their work is often limited by a lack of resources, local […]
STeP centre NIPUN organized a certificate distribution cum experience sharing programme at Nihal Vihar, New Delhi on 2nd September, 2017 for the youth who were trained at the STeP center. This youth had successfully attended 4 months training program and were placed at various companies like Big Basket, Nestle, Sub-Way, JIO, Airtel, etc. Present on […]
The 6th and 7th editions of Cook for Smile were held in Bengaluru and Delhi on the 2nd and 3rd of September, 2017 respectively. In Bengaluru, the event was presented by Phoenix Marketcity Bangalore, in association with Quaker India, along with hospitality partner The Chancery Pavilion, radio partner 92.7 BIG FM, outdoor partner Ripple Media, […]
Anushi Gundecha, a goodwill ambassador for Smile Foundation’s Child for Child programme recently spend a fun filled day with girls from a Mission Education centre. She also celebrated her 13th birthday with the girls. A total of 26 girls were present with Anushi. Anushi has pledged to promote the cause of education for less privileged […]
A health awareness programme was conducted for students from a school in Chennai. The children were sensitized about the importance of washing their hands before and after eating and exercising daily and the importance of playing sports and inculcating other healthy habits to avoid falling sick. The children were asked to share their daily routines […]
Employees from FIS spent a fun filled day with the children of Smile Foundation at a Mission Education center in Delhi. The event was conducted to make the children more aware about healthy eating habits and tips on nutritional facts were also shared by the employees from FIS. The children were super excited to interact […]
A mentoring session was organized for the trainees of NIPUN-STeP Center, Kapashera by Ericsson team who visited the center on 13th September 2017. The main objective of this session was to mentor underprivileged youth about the importance of the STeP Centers and employability. All the trainees of the centre were made to form 5 groups […]
School is a distant dream for many and for some it is just the distance which makes it impossible for them to go to school. There are many children in rural Karnataka who enroll in school but due to the distance between their schools and their homes they either drop out of school or are […]
A specialized doctors’ training was held in Mumbai by Smile Foundation for the doctors working under various Smile on Wheels project at the PAN India level on 16th and 17th September 2017. The session started on the 16th September with immense enthusiasm at 9 am during which the doctors first introduced themselves after which the […]
Children from a Mission Education center spent a fun filled day with the employees of DB Schenker at their office in Gurgaon. The children were super excited to interact and participate in the activities that were conducted. The event started with an ice breaking session between the employees and the children which was followed by […]
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 general health check-up was conducted for the people of Nimabahera, Bhiwadi on the 21st of September. The people living in the village seldom go to the doctor because of the lack of immediate medical facilities. The elderly of the village were much relieved with the facilities provide which included check-up, diagnosis and prescription of […]
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 […]
A value education session was conducted for school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme in Vadodara, Gujarat. Over 750 children from class I to XII attended the early morning session which included the value of empathy, care and integrity in life; how to grow up as a successful as well as happy […]
Awareness sessions and sensitizing programmes were conducted for the people of Wazirpur industrial area. People were informed about symptoms and causes of heart attacks, what healthy rules should be followed to avoid diseases of the heart and what actions should be taken immediately if someone suffers from a heart attack. The people from the community […]
