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 Delhi city who enroll in school but due to the distance between their schools and their homes they either drop out of school or are […]
A communication specialist from France, Marco, volunteered to take a series of English communication and personality development sessions for STeP trainees in Kolkata. Volunteer Engagement is an important aspect of STeP, under which students from colleges, universities as well as corporate professionals volunteer to add value to the learning process of the youth trainees in […]
A one of a kind Children’s Parliament was conducted on Feb. 24, 2019. It was organized under the aegis of the Child Friendly City inititiative of Don Bosco a Mission Education partner of Smile Foundation. The Children’s Parliament sought to provide a platform to the city’s children to voice their issues and concerns. Issues pertaining […]
International Women’s Day was celebrated by 100 community women and adolescent girls in Gurugram under the Swabhiman programme. The celebration started with a street play performed on importance of a woman in our society, followed by a skit by community women on impact of Swabhiman programme in their lives. Children from the community presented a […]
A parent’s workshop was conducted at a school in Islampur. The whole idea behind the workshop was to sensitize the parents about inculcating the values of love, compassion, giving etc in the child from a young age. Such sessions for older students are conducted under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child programme to sensitize privileged school […]
Teacher’s Training and Capacity Building Workshop was organized for teachers of Mission Education centers in Mumbai by Smile Foundation. The training was organized after conducting a need assessment survey. It was a step further in ensuring quality education and accessible learning for children from marginalized sections of the society under Mission Education and the workshop […]
Teacher’s Training and Capacity Building Workshop was organized for teachers of Mission Education centres in Mumbai. It was a step further in ensuring quality education and accessible learning for children from marginalized sections of the society. The workshop was aimed at enabling all round development of children, and focused on innovative pedagogical methodologies for the […]
Bollywood singer Tulsi Kumar celebrated her birthday with kids from a Mission education centre in Mumbai. 30 students from the centre were present during the celebrations. The event started with cake cutting and burgers were distributed to children by the singer. It was a fun filled day for the children as well as the singer […]
An alumni meet was organized for former trainees of the Smile Twin e-Learning Programme (STeP) in Kolkata. The students met to discuss ways to inspire more youth from challenging socio-economic backgrounds to join the skill based training programme that had changed their lives. All of these STeP alumni now have a steady source of income, […]
An alumni meet was organized for former trainees of the Smile Twin e-Learning Programme (STeP) in Kolkata. The students met to discuss ways to inspire more youth from challenging socio-economic backgrounds to join the skill based training programme that had changed their lives. All of these STeP alumni now have a steady source of income, […]
Children love to draw on the walls of their house and express their creativity in this manner. Children at Smile Foundation’s Mission Education centers are encouraged to paint their imaginations onto their classroom walls! During a visit to the Mumbai and Gurgaon centres, employees from FIS not just supported the kids to discover their hidden […]
Access to even the most basic healthcare services is a challenge for communities living in the underserved areas. Smile Foundation; in partnership with Karma Healthcare and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australian High Commission have initiated a Telemedicine project that will serve the needs of communities in the remotest parts of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. […]
Smile Foundation; in partnership with Karma Healthcare and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australian High Commission have initiated a telemedicine project to serve the needs of communities in the remotest parts of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. Based on the ‘hub-and-spoke’ model, the project will provide diagnostics and medical consultation services through video conferencing with specialized […]
Children from less privileged background and their privileged peers came together through songs, dance and mime to spread the joy of empathy and togetherness at The Gurukul, Zirakpur, near Chandigarh. Trained by the loving teachers of the school and student’s, the children from a Mission Education Centre in Chandigarh performed like stars at the school’s […]
A dental hygiene workshop was conducted by Child for Child programme in association with Indian Dental Association at a school in Nagpur. The children were checked for dental; cavities and other dental problems by a dentist who also spoke to the children about brushing their teeth twice a day, avoiding too much sweets and practicing […]
