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SUMMARY:Planting trees for a cleaner environment
DESCRIPTION:As pollution levels are on an all time high it is time for us as individuals and as a society to curb the menace by adopting practices which will lead to cleaner and greener environment. A tree plantation drive was conducted recently at a Mission Education centre in Uttar Pradesh during which children planted saplings and pledged to take care of them. The teachers spoke about the importance of planting trees and nurturing them. The children learnt a lot about the environment from the activity and were greatly motivated to sensitize others in their families and society as well. \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/planting-trees-for-a-cleaner-environment/
LOCATION:Uttar Pradesh
CATEGORIES:Educational activities & happenings for underprivileged children
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180709
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221109T143338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T143338Z
UID:57831-1531008000-1531094399@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Career Counseling session conducted for STeP students
DESCRIPTION:Counseling sessions were conducted in centers of Delhi\, Mumbai\, Chennai\, Kolkata and Bengaluru\, Pune and Hyderabad. A total of 84 career counseling sessions were held. Interaction with youth on personality development\, soft skills and their future career was done by personnel from various organizations. Sessions were taken up on development of confidence\, facing interviews\, decision making & to take jobs in their field of interest. The sessions helped in motivating these students to go forth with different career choices. \nSmile Twin E- learning Programme (STeP) is an initiative of Smile Foundation that aims at creating a pool of young and independent people\, from a section of underprivileged youth\, through skill enhancement in tandem with market requirements. It is an effort towards bridging the gap between demand and supply of skilled manpower in the fast emerging services and retail sectors of modern India. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/career-counseling-session-conducted-for-step-students-2/
LOCATION:Delhi\, Mumbai\, Chennai\, Kolkata and Bengaluru\, Pune and Hyderabad
CATEGORIES:STeP HAPPENINGS
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180713
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T055242Z
UID:67298-1531353600-1531439999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Assembly talk conducted in Arunachal Pradesh
DESCRIPTION:An assembly talk was conducted for school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme in Arunachal Pradesh. Students of the school 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 individual\, among other subjects. These children reside in remote rural areas and have less opportunity to interact with students from outside\, hence\, the assembly talk was a way to educate them of the hardships children in urban slums and extremely remote areas face when they want to persue a good education. \nSmile Foundation visits various privileged schools across India and conducts engaging sessions for the young minds\, under CFC programme. Children are sensitized in various causes\, value systems and are ushered to realize their importance in growing up as responsible citizens of the country. \nDuring last one year\, Smile Foundation reached out to nearly 1 Million privileged children in over 1000 schools spread across 417 districts of India\, through Child For Child (CFC) programme. In addition\, their parents and teachers were also involved in the process. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organisation directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/assembly-talk-conducted-in-arunachal-pradesh/
LOCATION:Arunachal Pradesh
CATEGORIES:CFC Happenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180718
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221109T064016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T064214Z
UID:57276-1531785600-1531871999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:New Swabhiman programme kick starts at Mumbai
DESCRIPTION:A new Swabhiman project started it activities in the Damunagar area in Kandivali East\, Mumbai. The people living in the area are uneducated\, underserved and mostly work as daily wage laborers. Women have less or no privileges in this area and seldom take care of their well being. Through this project the Swabhiman team of Smile Foundation aspires to generate awareness on the issues of reproductive and sexual health covering safe motherhood\, child health\, family planning\, RTI/STI\, HIV-AIDS among adolescent girls and young married women\, sensitize adolescent girls on gender issues through Swabhiman Volunteers who will be imparted Life Skill Education (LSE) including communication and negotiation skills\, build confidence and assertiveness in adolescent girls and young women to challenge the gender stereotypes in demanding and accessing products and services that they need to improve their health and social status. \nThe project also aims to provide financial support to underprivileged meritorious girl students of towards achieving their academic goals and also improve the self-esteem and confidence of scholars through leadership development workshops and regular mentoring. \nApproximately 5000 women and adolescent girls will be reached through this extensive approach of Swabhiman programme. \nSwabhiman\, meaning self-respect in English\, was initiated in 2005 to address these challenges through a simple yet effective approach. The programme is specifically aimed at realization of both individual and collective self-esteem and inner strength for marginalised and socially excluded women and adolescent girls through innovative community practices.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/new-swabhiman-programme-kick-starts-at-mumbai/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180719
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221109T063805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T063817Z
UID:57262-1531872000-1531958399@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Swabhiman health camp for residents of Damru Nagar
DESCRIPTION:A health camp was organized on 18th July 2018 for the residents of Damru Nagar which provided medical consultation to 110 beneficiaries that included children (0 to 9 years)\, adolescents (10-19 years)\, and men and women (both 20 years and above). The health camp aimed at promoting awareness about illness\, identifying community members with health problems and helps the patients get affordable healthcare by further referring them to local government hospitals\, all at their doorstep. In the camp\, hemoglobin tests\, weight measurement and blood pressure checks facilities were provided to beneficiaries. Counseling and consultation was also provided to the beneficiaries on their specific ailments by general physicians. Several women who attended the camp were anemic\, had fungal skin infections\, and gynecologic problems. Medicines for these common diseases were dispensed free of charge and more serious symptoms related to diseases like cancer were further referred to specialists in a local hospital. \nSwabhiman\, meaning self-respect in English\, was initiated in 2005 to address these challenges through a simple yet effective approach. The programme is specifically aimed at realization of both individual and collective self-esteem and inner strength for marginalised and socially excluded women and adolescent girls through innovative community practices.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/swabhiman-health-camp-for-residents-of-damru-nagar/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Swabhiman Happenings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180725
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221109T143142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T143142Z
UID:57826-1532390400-1532476799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Exposure visits conducted for STeP students
DESCRIPTION:Exposure Visits were conducted for students of STeP centers of Chennai\, Delhi\, Mumbai\, Kolkata\, Hyderabad and Pune. \nA total of 25 exposure visits were held. The programme aims to provide an exposure to the students with learning opportunities on latest trends and practices at the workplace like the nature of job\, salary structure and duty schedule of the staffs. They were also told about how job training was important before facing any interview. \nSmile Twin E- learning Programme (STeP) is an initiative of Smile Foundation that aims at creating a pool of young and independent people\, from a section of underprivileged youth\, through skill enhancement in tandem with market requirements. It is an effort towards bridging the gap between demand and supply of skilled manpower in the fast emerging services and retail sectors of modern India. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/exposure-visits-conducted-for-step-students-2/
LOCATION:Chennai\, Delhi\, Mumbai\, Kolkata\, Hyderabad and Pune
CATEGORIES:STeP HAPPENINGS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180801T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180807T170000
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221109T063442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T063529Z
UID:57255-1533110400-1533661200@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Breast feeding day celebrated by Smile Foundation’s Swabhiman programme
DESCRIPTION:Set every August for the first seven days of the month\, World Breastfeeding Week aims to highlight the huge benefits that breastfeeding can bring to the health and welfare of babies\, as well as a wider push for maternal health\, focusing on good nutrition\, poverty reduction and food security. Keeping this in mind World Breast Feeding month was celebrated by Swabhiman workers along with community members which included expecting mothers\, new mothers and mothers having breast feeding babies. The volunteers talked about the importance of breast feeding\, the need for good nutritious food for expecting and new mothers. Around 150 women participated in the event making it a success. \nSwabhiman\, meaning self-respect in English\, was initiated in 2005 to address these challenges through a simple yet effective approach. The programme is specifically aimed at realization of both individual and collective self-esteem and inner strength for marginalised and socially excluded women and adolescent girls through innovative community practices.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/breast-feeding-day-celebrated-by-smile-foundations-swabhiman-programme/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:Swabhiman Happenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180811
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221109T142944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T142944Z
UID:57821-1533859200-1533945599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Career Counseling session conducted for STeP students
DESCRIPTION:Counseling sessions were conducted in centers of Delhi\, Mumbai\, Chennai\, Kolkata and Bengaluru\, Pune and Hyderabad. A total of 81 career counseling sessions were held. Interaction with youth on personality development\, soft skills and their future career was done by personnel from various organizations. Sessions were taken up on development of confidence\, facing interviews\, decision making & to take jobs in their field of interest. The sessions helped in motivating these students to go forth with different career choices. \nSmile Twin E- learning Programme (STeP) is an initiative of Smile Foundation that aims at creating a pool of young and independent people\, from a section of underprivileged youth\, through skill enhancement in tandem with market requirements. It is an effort towards bridging the gap between demand and supply of skilled manpower in the fast emerging services and retail sectors of modern India. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/career-counseling-session-conducted-for-step-students/
LOCATION:Delhi\, Mumbai\, Chennai\, Kolkata and Bengaluru\, Pune and Hyderabad
CATEGORIES:STeP HAPPENINGS
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180811
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221111T055438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T055438Z
UID:59263-1533859200-1533945599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Special Health camp for children of urban slum
DESCRIPTION:A special health camp was conducted for the children of urban slums in Delhi. These children usually do not get proper healthcare facilities as their parents work as daily wage laborers and seldom have the time to care for the children. A regular health check-up was conducted for the children and 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 and the steps they took every day to maintain hygiene. The children learnt a lot from the session and promised to follow all the good habits. \nSmile on Wheels programme at present has 34 operational projects in 265 remote villages and urban slums across India\, directly benefitting over 400\,000 lives in a year. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organisation directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/special-health-camp-for-children-of-urban-slum/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:Health and awareness activities for underprivileged children & families
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180817
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20180816T135222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102344Z
UID:43949-1534377600-1534463999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Actress Ms. Soundarya Sharma spends a joyful day with Smile Foundation children
DESCRIPTION:Actress Ms. Soundarya Sharma spends a fun filled day with Smile Foundation children at one of the Mission Education centers in Mumbai on 16th August 2018. She spent quality time with the kids. The actress was moved by the love and gratitude shown by the children at the center. A fun activity was in store for the 30 kids wherein activities such as singing\, dancing with the diva were conducted. It was fun-filled day for the little ones. The actress also talked to the children about the importance of education and hard work and how important was it for them to chase their dreams. The children were overjoyed to receive gifts from the actress. The day ended with much fun for the kids as well as the actress. \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 600\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 250 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/actress-ms-soundarya-sharma-spends-a-joyful-day-with-smile-foundation-children/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180817
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20180816T135327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102400Z
UID:43952-1534377600-1534463999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Team from Blackrock paints and beautifies classrooms
DESCRIPTION:A team of employees from Blackrock visited Mission Education center at Gurugram on the 27th of June 2018. The volunteers had a gala time painting alphabets\, animals\, birds etc. on the walls of the classrooms. These types of drawings enhance the learning abilities of the children and also make them fast learners. It also increases the frequency of the children attending class as the pictures and drawings are exciting and good to look at. It was also a rejuvenating activity for the employees of Blackrock as they spend the day painting and having fun. \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 600\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 250 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/team-from-blackrock-paints-and-beautifies-classrooms/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180821
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221109T142807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T142807Z
UID:57815-1534723200-1534809599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Exposure visits conducted for STeP students
DESCRIPTION:Exposure Visits were conducted for students of STeP centers of Chennai\, Delhi\, Mumbai\, Kolkata\, Hyderabad and Pune. \nA total of 17 exposure visits were held. The programme aims to provide an exposure to the students with learning opportunities on latest trends and practices at the workplace like the nature of job\, salary structure and duty schedule of the staffs. They were also told about how job training was important before facing any interview. \nSmile Twin E- learning Programme (STeP) is an initiative of Smile Foundation that aims at creating a pool of young and independent people\, from a section of underprivileged youth\, through skill enhancement in tandem with market requirements. It is an effort towards bridging the gap between demand and supply of skilled manpower in the fast emerging services and retail sectors of modern India. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/exposure-visits-conducted-for-step-students/
LOCATION:Chennai\, Delhi\, Mumbai\, Kolkata\, Hyderabad and Pune
CATEGORIES:STeP HAPPENINGS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180825
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20180824T135030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102327Z
UID:43946-1535068800-1535155199@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Daisy Shah celebrates her birthday with Smile Foundation kids
DESCRIPTION:Popular Bollywood actress Daisy Shah recently celebrated her birthday with Smile Foundation kids at a Mission Education center in Mumbai. She spent some quality time with children\, and played with the children and cut a cake with them. Talking about the event the actress said\, “”It was such a wonderful time with the Smile Foundation kids. They are super adorable. This was the first time ever I celebrated my pre-birthday with these lovely kids who just need a lot happiness from us.” \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 600\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 250 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/daisy-shah-celebrates-her-birthday-with-smile-foundation-kids/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180825
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221111T051212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T051212Z
UID:59183-1535068800-1535155199@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Taking care of dental health
DESCRIPTION:Oral hygiene is an important part aspect of our overall health and taking good care of our teeth keeps us away from various diseases. It is especially important to teach children to take proper care of their oral hygiene and also conduct regular check up of their oral hygiene. Keeping in mind the same a Dental Health camp was conducted for the students of a Mission Education centre in Tamil Nadu. The doctor conducted a regular dental checkup and prescribed medicines for those suffering from teeth problems and references for problems such as dental cavity etc. Nearly 397 Beneficiaries participated in the health camp and utilized the benefits. The doctor also advised the students to brush twice a day and avoid sticky\, sweet things after brushing and rinse their mouth after every meal. The children learnt a lot and were greatly benefitted by both the session and check up. \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/taking-care-of-dental-health/
LOCATION:Tamil Nadu
CATEGORIES:Educational activities & happenings for underprivileged children
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180828
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221111T055117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T055117Z
UID:59255-1535328000-1535414399@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Employees from Open Text talk about health and hygiene with school children
DESCRIPTION:Employees from Open Text spend a day with the children of a Mission Education centre in Hyderabad talking about the need for hygiene and maintaining good health for regular attendance. The children prepared various charts on how to maintain personal hygiene\, keep the environment clean by proper disposal of waste; spreading awareness about the harmful effects of plastic use etc. the team interacted with the children and encouraged them to be more proactive about issues which concern their well being. \nThe Smile on Wheels programme has so far provided free healthcare services to more than 10 lakh children and families. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organisation directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/employees-from-open-text-talk-about-health-and-hygiene-with-school-children/
LOCATION:Hyderabad
CATEGORIES:Health and awareness activities for underprivileged children & families
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180830
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180831
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221111T051027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T051027Z
UID:59180-1535587200-1535673599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Training teachers for implementing better teaching-learning practices
DESCRIPTION:A Teacher’s Training workshop was conducted for a group of teachers from various Mission Education centers for 3 days in New Delhi. These teachers teach children from families who reside in the urban slums and the parents are mostly engaged in daily wage labor. Due to the financial conditions at home these children mostly end up dropping from school and work in unhygienic\, threatening conditions. Steps to reduce dropout rates\, make learning more fun\, sensitizing the parents etc was discussed along with methods to make the learning process more effective. The teachers were specially trained to implement innovative teaching practices to make the learning process more fun and engaging. \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/training-teachers-for-implementing-better-teaching-learning-practices-2/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:Educational activities & happenings for underprivileged children
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180905
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180906
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221111T050429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T050429Z
UID:59174-1536105600-1536191999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Teacher’s Day celebrations across Mission Education centre
DESCRIPTION:A teacher takes a hand\, opens a mind and touches a heart. \nTeacher’s Day is celebrated on the 5th of September to show love and gratitude towards our teachers who held our hands and taught us everything\, from school teachers to college professors to our tutors or trainers in fields other than academics and parents. \nStudents across Mission Education centers celebrated the day amid much fun and joy. Teachers were greeted with flowers after which they spoke about the importance of the day. Cultural programmes were organized in various centers wherein children showcased their talents by singing and dancing. Various games were also organized for the teachers and the children also gifted handmade cards to their teachers. \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/teachers-day-celebrations-across-mission-education-centre/
LOCATION:Pan India
CATEGORIES:Educational activities & happenings for underprivileged children
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180905
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180906
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221111T050849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T050849Z
UID:59177-1536105600-1536191999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Training teachers for implementing better teaching-learning practices
DESCRIPTION:It is important for teachers to always be innovative to inspire and motivate students to work hard in the classroom and after school as well. Special training for innovative teaching practices is one way to achieve the same. A Teacher’s Training workshop was conducted for a group of 21 teachers for 3 days in West Bengal. These teachers teach children from marginalized families in remote rural areas who are irregular and less interested in studies due to the financial condition of their families. Steps to reduce dropout rates\, make learning more fun was discussed along with methods to make the learning process more effective. \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organization directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/training-teachers-for-implementing-better-teaching-learning-practices/
LOCATION:West Bengal
CATEGORIES:Educational activities & happenings for underprivileged children
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180908
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221111T054703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T054703Z
UID:59246-1536278400-1536364799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Celebration of National Nutrition Week
DESCRIPTION:National Nutrition Week is observed every year from 1st September to 7th September to make people aware about the importance of nutrition for the Human Body and well being of health. The theme for National Nutrition Week 2018 was ‘Go Further with Food’. Good Nutrition is necessary because with a poor diet well-being is reduced. Good nutrition helps to manage healthy weight\, maintains the immune system and provides energy. National Nutrition Week was observed across Surat\, Chennai\, Gurugram and Sonabhadra wherein people were sensitized about following proper diet\, eating healthy food\, the need for proper nutrition for expecting mothers and new mothers\, the importance of green vegetables and the basics of cooking a nutritious meal. The people were greatly benefitted with the sessions and learnt a lot of new things. \nThe Smile on Wheels programme has so far provided free healthcare services to more than 10 lakh children and families. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organisation directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/celebration-of-national-nutrition-week/
LOCATION:Surat\, Chennai\, Gurugram\, Sonabhadra
CATEGORIES:Health and awareness activities for underprivileged children & families
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180910
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20180909T134916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102312Z
UID:43943-1536451200-1536537599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Mrs. India - Empress of the Nation partners with Smile Foundation for She Can Fly initiative
DESCRIPTION:Smile Foundation has collaborated with Mrs. India – Empress of the Nation 2018 which was held on 9th September in Pune. Smile Foundation was the Beauty with Purpose partner for the event. Through this partnership Mrs. India-Empress of the Nation will help raise awareness about the importance of education for the girl child through Smile Foundation’s She Can Fly campaign. This is also an initiative to sensitize the masses about giving equal opportunities to girls in every walk of life. Through this event they are supporting education for 84 kids for a year. \nSmile Foundation’s initiative ‘She Can Fly’ is an effort to enable\, equip and empower girl children with quality education\, proper nutrition\, good health\, adequate skills\, and above all a lot of self-confidence to help them live their lives to their fullest potential. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organisation directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/mrs-india-empress-of-the-nation-partners-with-smile-foundation-for-she-can-fly-initiative/
LOCATION:Pune
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180911
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20180810T170458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T055226Z
UID:67295-1536537600-1536623999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Workshop on value education for school children
DESCRIPTION:It is very important to teach to be alert of as number of things like inappropriate gestures\, touches and speaking up about any such incidents. A workshop was conducted for the children of a school in Delhi regarding the same. The children were told about the various types of touches and how they should immediately alert an elder if any such incidents happen. The counseling was important because many a times children are intimidated by adults and are scared to speak up. The children were also asked to keep a look out for other young children who might be a target for any such incidents. \nUnder the Child For Child programme\, Smile Foundation visits various schools and conducts engaging sessions for the young minds. It sensitizes children towards various causes and let them realize their privileged status. \nCFC currently reaches out to nearly one million privileged children in 900 schools spread across 417 districts of India\, every year. In addition\, their parents and teachers are also involved in the process. The programme has today reached out to each part of India with the exception of Lakshadweep.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/workshop-on-value-education-for-school-children/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:CFC Happenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180917
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20180916T142858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102258Z
UID:44015-1537056000-1537142399@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Rajshri Ponnappa celebrates her birthday with Smile Foundation children
DESCRIPTION:Rajshri Ponnappa the South Indian celebrity actress celebrated her birthday on the 16th of February 2018 with kids from a Mission Education centre in Mumbai. The kids welcomed her with a cake and wished her a very happy birthday. Celebrations followed with the cutting and distribution of cake and Rajshri had a fun time interacting with the kids. She is a strong supporter of education for underprivileged kids. \nMission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation\, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children. \nSmile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/rajshri-ponnappa-celebrates-her-birthday-with-smile-foundation-children/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180928
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221109T063002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T063136Z
UID:57252-1538006400-1538092799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Health workshop for women conducted in Mumbai
DESCRIPTION:A health workshop was conducted for the women of Kunchikorve\, Mumbai. The women residing in this area are not well educated in the matters of personal hygiene and do little to maintain it which results in a lot of infections like UTI etc in young women. The workshop was conducted by health experts who talked about menstrual problems\, how to maintain hygiene and importance of proper nutrition for women. The women raised a lot of queries which were answered by the experts. the entire workshop proved to be successful for these underprivileged women who learned a lot. \nSwabhiman\, meaning self-respect in English\, was initiated in 2005 to address these challenges through a simple yet effective approach. The programme is specifically aimed at realization of both individual and collective self-esteem and inner strength for marginalised and socially excluded women and adolescent girls through innovative community practices. \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organisation directly benefitting over 400\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/health-workshop-for-women-conducted-in-mumbai/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Swabhiman Happenings
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/health-workshop.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181010
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20181009T134816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102243Z
UID:43940-1539043200-1539129599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Sonakshi Sinha and Palladium Mall support She Can Fly
DESCRIPTION:Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha celebrated the 9th Anniversary of Palladium with Smile Foundation kids\, which was held at Lower Parel in Mumbai. The actress along with Palladium Mall supported S\,mile Foundation’s Campaign for education of girl children SheCanFly. The kids were overjoyed to meet the actress and made beautiful cards for the actress. \nA question answer session was also conducted wherein the kids asked various questions to the actress about her childhood and dreams. Sonakshi answered the questions and said she loved to go to school and loved to play sports. Speaking about the event Sonakshi said\, “I think it is a fantastic initiative. Whatever little we can do on our end to help the kids should be done.” The kids also sang a song with the actress.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/sonakshi-sinha-and-palladium-mall-support-she-can-fly/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181011
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20181010T170314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T055209Z
UID:67291-1539129600-1539215999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Parenting workshop conducted under Child for Child programme
DESCRIPTION:A parent’s workshop was conducted at a school in Chennai. 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 going children about positive values like helping the needy\, inculcating the values of love and compassion within oneself. \nUnder the Child for Child programme\, Smile Foundation visits various schools and conducts engaging sessions for the young minds. It sensitizes children towards various causes and let them realize their privileged status. \nCFC currently reaches out to nearly one million privileged children in 900 schools spread across 417 districts of India\, every year. In addition\, their parents and teachers are also involved in the process. The programme has today reached out to each part of India with the exception of Lakshadweep.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/parenting-workshop-conducted-under-child-for-child-programme-3/
LOCATION:Chennai
CATEGORIES:CFC Happenings
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181013
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20181012T134557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102224Z
UID:43933-1539302400-1539388799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Team Kolkata Knight Riders plant trees with Smile Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Team Kolkata Knight Riders planted trees with Smile Foundation children on the 12th of October 2018 under the Plant a Tree initiative. This activity was a part of ‘Plant a 6’ initiative by KKR & Juhi’s Citizens for Tomorrow campaign that kick-started last year with a aim to plant a tree for every 6 hit by KKR in their home-ground Kolkata. KKR has been in the forefront of taking the eco-friendly route & stopped the sale of plastic flags last year & which continued this year & has also installed dustbins throughout the stadium. \nSpeaking about the event KKR co-owner Juhi Chawla said\, “It was good fun. We had some children from Smile Foundation. We were joking\, laughing and then doing something good. We must be doing a lot more of this\, but we have made a beginning. It’s not just about planting the trees\, but also taking care of them\,” said Juhi\, who’s grown a “green mind” now. “I only want to see green everywhere\,” she said. \nSmile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 600\,000 children and their families every year\, through more than 250 live welfare projects on education\, healthcare\, livelihood and women empowerment\, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/team-kolkata-knight-riders-plant-trees-with-smile-foundation/
LOCATION:Kolkata
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181013
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20181012T134708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T101735Z
UID:43937-1539302400-1539388799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Amani Project launches its first programme in India with Smile Foundation
DESCRIPTION:The Amani India Project partnered with Yale Centre for Emotional Intelligence to weave their programme into music making curriculum\, was launched in Delhi with Smile Foundation and Children in Harmony. \nThis is an initiative through which children learn to identify\, comprehend and manage their emotions through music – the project brought together teachers\, student mentors\, and schoolchildren. The project focuses on music theory\, music practice and its association with emotional intelligence training. \nActivities included ice-breaking sessions\, jam sessions\, song composition and practice sessions\, working with mood meters\, performing to the different songs and group recitals. \nPalak Muchhal\, celebrity playback singer\, attended the event and actively trained\, guided and collaborated with the young artists – adding value to their different song compositions. \nSantanu Mishra\, Co- Founder and Executive Trustee\, Smile Foundation says\, “Children learnt to fashion their own ‘do it yourself’ instruments from objects as they composed music and lyrics. Songs were focused on empathizing with people who are different. Our objective was to help them become ‘activists’ – activist artists who put into motion all of the new equity skills they’ve learned in the Amani Project\, specifically around (but not limited to) gender.” \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organisation reaching out to more than 600\,000 underprivileged children\, youth and women directly every year through more than 250 welfare projects on subjects such as education\, healthcare\, youth employability\, and women empowerment across 25 states of India. Adopting a life cycle approach of development\, Smile Foundation focuses its interventions on children\, their families and the community.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/amani-project-launches-its-first-programme-in-india-with-smile-foundation/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/amani-project.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181013
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20221111T050243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T050243Z
UID:59171-1539302400-1539388799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Amani Project launches its first programme in India with Smile Foundation
DESCRIPTION:The Amani India Project partnered with Yale Centre for Emotional Intelligence to weave their programme into music making curriculum\, was launched in Delhi with Smile Foundation and Children in Harmony. \nThis is an initiative through which children learn to identify\, comprehend and manage their emotions through music – the project brought together teachers\, student mentors\, and schoolchildren. The project focuses on music theory\, music practice and its association with emotional intelligence training. \nActivities included ice-breaking sessions\, jam sessions\, song composition and practice sessions\, working with mood meters\, performing to the different songs and group recitals. \nPalak Muchhal\, celebrity playback singer\, attended the event and actively trained\, guided and collaborated with the young artists – adding value to their different song compositions. \nSantanu Mishra\, Co- Founder and Executive Trustee\, Smile Foundation says\, “Children learnt to fashion their own ‘do it yourself’ instruments from objects as they composed music and lyrics. Songs were focused on empathizing with people who are different. Our objective was to help them become ‘activists’ – activist artists who put into motion all of the new equity skills they’ve learned in the Amani Project\, specifically around (but not limited to) gender.” \nSmile Foundation is a national level development organisation reaching out to more than 600\,000 underprivileged children\, youth and women directly every year through more than 250 welfare projects on subjects such as education\, healthcare\, youth employability\, and women empowerment across 25 states of India. Adopting a life cycle approach of development\, Smile Foundation focuses its interventions on children\, their families and the community.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/amani-project-launches-its-first-programme-in-india-with-smile-foundation-2/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:Educational activities & happenings for underprivileged children
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/amani-project.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181020
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20181019T134450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T101719Z
UID:43930-1539907200-1539993599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Baazar movie joins hands with Smile Foundation for the cause of child education
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming crime drama thriller “Bazaar” has joined hands with Smile foundation under which the organization will be the charity partner of this movie and the movie will support #MyMissionEducation\, the flagship programme of Smile Foundation. The film has provided a wonderful platform to the underprivileged children to share a scene with the cast – Saif Ali Khan\, Radhika Apte and Chitrangada Singh. \nSpeaking on this occasion\, Santanu Mishra\, Co-Founder and Executive Trustee\, Smile Foundation said\, “Smile Foundation believes in civic driven change\, under which we continuously strive to sensitize the privileged mass of the country so that they come forward and participate in solving the social issues. It is needless to say that the association will create an impact on the interventions that we intend to create amongst the marginalized section of the society. I would like to thank the team of Bazaar for all their support.” \nThe kids were really excited to meet Saif Ali Khan\, Radhika Apte and Rohan Mehra. Meeting them was a big surprise for THE KIDS.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/baazar-movie-joins-hands-with-smile-foundation-for-the-cause-of-child-education/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181024
DTSTAMP:20260523T212343
CREATED:20181023T170113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T055156Z
UID:67288-1540252800-1540339199@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:SIFFCY@SCHOOL reaches Amravati
DESCRIPTION:Smile International Film Festival’s initiative to take meaningful cinema to school across all parts of India is to sensitize children and youth through hand-picked quality films\, with assortment of various topics starting from gender equality to environment\, family values\, friendship\, aspirations\, dream\, self-confidence and importance of education from across the globe. \nThe festival reached Amravati on the 23rd of October 2018 wherein a number of meaningful movies\, beneficial to school children were screened. The children enjoyed the movies and appreciated the values imparted through the films and promised to inculcate them in their daily lives. \nSIFFCY (Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth) is a special film platform devoted to a greater appreciation of meaningful cinemas made for children and youth which can bring change in the society by showcasing those films\, supporting emerging filmmakers\, recognizing the pioneers and leaders of the similar industry and by promoting the diverse perspectives of Good World Cinema. It caters to young people (aged 6 to 25) with just about every level of interest in film\, whether to watch and enjoy\, create their own work or take things a stage further and find out more about a career in the film or television industry.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/siffcyschool-reaches-amravati/
LOCATION:Amravati
CATEGORIES:CFC Happenings
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END:VCALENDAR