Prerna Arora, known for backing films like Rustom and Toilet Ek Prem Katha, has now set her heart and mind on backing the cause of girl child empowerment. She has joined hands with Smile Foundation, to support and raise awareness for the education and skill training of young girls, with the aim of enabling them […]
In an effort to reach every child with meaningful cinema, SIFFCY has also turned into a travelling festival, with Gwalior as its very first destination. Films with messages were shown to children and the children learnt a lot from the same. SIFFCY@Schools is a part of Smile International Film Festival or Children and Youth’s bigger […]
The third edition of the week-long celebration of Good Cinema - Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) started on the 11th of December and ended on the 17th of December 2017 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. SIFFCY 2017 showcased 120+ critically acclaimed films from more than 50 countries to an audience […]
Popular actress Shama Sikander celebrated the birthday of her niece with children from a Mission Education centre at Mumbai. The kids welcomed her with smiles and wished her niece a very happy birthday. Celebrations followed with distribution of gifts and snacks and Shama and her niece had a fun time interacting with the kids. She […]
The Mumbai Juniorthon is the first ever annual running event for children & junior athletes in Mumbai. Juniorthon is all about Mumbai children running towards a healthier future and supporting a good cause. The goal of Juniorthon is to encourage outdoor activities and physical fitness amongst children by giving them an opportunity to accomplish the […]
Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna recently joined in the fun and festivities of Christmas celebrations by joint hands with Phoenix Market City's initiative "Phoenix Turns Santa". The celebrity chef turned into Santa for Smile Foundation children and distributed wonderful gifts & goodies to them. Ecstatic with joy, children had a gala time with the charming Chef […]
Popular television actor Mishal Raheja spent a fun filled day with the children of a Mission Education centre at Mumbai. The actor had some fun filled moments with the kids as they danced and sang along with him. They also had an interactive session with the actor and introduced themselves. Both the children and the […]
An exposure visit1 was organized for Swabhiman scholars on the 20th of December 2017. The first place visited was National Science Center where the scholars explored a variety of exhibits through the various sections like Human Biology gallery, Fun Science Library, Heritage and Dinosaur gallery, Nuclear Science gallery, Revolution gallery, etc. The Center is a […]
Actor Tushar Kapoor spent a fun filled day playing Santa and spreading the cheer of Christmas with the children of a Mission Education centre in Mumbai. 50 kids were present for the event and welcomed Tushaar with smiles and showed their talents through various performances. The kids also presented greeting cards to the actor and […]
Popular actress, producer and director Divya Khosla Kumar spent a gala day with Smile Foundation children by turning Santa for them. The celebrations were a part of the initiative "Phoenix Turns Santa" a unique online campaign by the retail establishment Phoenix, that aims to donate funds to Smile Foundation based on the impressions generated on […]
Pune Fashion week for the second consecutive year supported Smile Foundation’s initiative for girl child education, She Can Fly during the fashion week which was held from the 22nd-24th December 2017. Girls from Mission Education centre of Smile Foundation walked alongside celebrity influencers including showstopper and Smile Foundation Goodwill Ambassador Divya Khosla Kumar to raise […]
The annual sports day was celebrated in all the Mission Education centers of Kolkata. Various kinds of sporting activities were conducted for a week which was a way to encourage the children to play outdoors rather than spending time watching television etc. Group games also encourage the children to work in harmony. Prizes were distributed […]
People living in slums and rural areas are often prone to many communicable as well as curable diseases which in later stages become life threatening due to the lack of treatment. The people living in rural areas and urban slums many a times do not want to avail facilities in the hospital as it means […]
A six day community health camp was organized for the people residing in various towns in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Inaccessibility of hospitals due to the strenuous walks up and down the mountains makes it impossible for the people living in the remote villages to avail healthcare services. To make healthcare services […]
Smile Foundation has been conferred the GuideStar India – NGO Transparency Award (Platinum Winner 2018) for adopting comprehensive transparency, accountability and good governance procedures with an exemplary level of public disclosure. Formerly Smile Foundation was also accredited as a Guidestar India Platinum validated charity. The accreditation recognizes and verifies the transparency and public accountability of […]
