Smile Foundation

Movie screening at Tarunoutsav
2019-04-17 | Noida
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.
The festival reached Tarunoutsav held by Kendriya Vidyalaya wherein 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.
SIFFCY (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.

Prudential conducts sensitization session on safety of women, rights of women
2019-04-18
A sensitization session was conducted by employees from Prudential for the students of a Mission Education centre in Mumbai. The topics of discussion included women safety, women rights, substance abuse etc. The topics mostly revolved around the problems faced by girls and women in their community, especially those pertaining to sexual harassment, good and bad touch by strangers, relatives or any known person. The children and volunteers asked questions and some also shared their own or their friend’s experiences they have gone through in past and the brave actions taken by them and their families. It is extremely important to talk to children about abuse and their rights and why they need to talk to an elder or a teacher and seek help rather than being continuously victimized. A skit was performed by children followed by skit presented by Prudential employees on substance abuse and how to face such situations.
A poster making competition was conducted on topics of safety of women and substance abuse post which each group presented their creation. The children also shared their experience and learning from the activity. The event concluded with distribution of snacks by volunteers to children.

Child for Child rolls out first-edition of Body Science Workshop in Delhi schools
2019-04-20 | Delhi
Smile Foundation’s Child for Child programme rolled out the first-edition of Body Science workshop on the 20th of April 2019. The Body Science workshop was the first edition of many such workshops which are being rolled out in Delhi NCR schools by Smile Foundation. The 2-hour workshop conducted for classes VI, VII and VIII at CSKM School, Chhattarpur, Delhi on Saturday allowed young children to listen, talk and think about body, sex, safety, good touch-bad touch, menstruation and many other sensitive subjects in a way that it lessened embarrassment, educated and protected privacy. The educators from Parvarish also enacted various scenarios of issues the children encounter on regular basis, to help them reflect, discuss and find solutions.
“Body or sex education has always been a difficult subject to teach not just in Delhi schools but across India, more because of our socio-cultural realities which prohibits us to talk or discuss the subject openly. But in the current day context where molestation and rapes have come so much closer homes and schools, it becomes important to talk to children about it and empower them with skills to fight it, as and when required,” said Vineet Vaidya, head, Child for Child initiative at the Smile Foundation.
“It is very important at all students get the information they require and feel comfortable to ask questions. All our educators are experts at teaching body and sex education, they encourage participants to get involved and make the workshop more interesting, and interactive. We use tools like short films, drama, discussion and some classroom learning to disseminate information,” he said.

Panel discussion on the importance of meaningful films on education
2019-04-21 | Pune
A panel discussion on the importance of good cinema was conducted on 21st April 2019 in Pune. The audience was sensitized about the role of meaningful films and its impact on the children and education. The event was a part of the Mother’s day celebration.
Smile Foundation’s Child for Child programme also spoke about the idea behind SIFFCY@SCHOOLS and rationale behind screening meaningful cinema in schools and also informed the participants about the role of Smile Foundation in empowering the marginalized women through the SWABHIMAN initiative. The panel discussion concluded by giving a standing ovation to the mothers.
Under 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.
CFC currently reaches out to nearly one million privileged children in 1974 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.

Smile Foundation takes to streets in Bhopal to raise noise against Child Labor
2019-05-01 | Bhopal
Smile Foundation partnered with students and teachers from Hema Higher secondary School in Bhopal to raise awareness against child labor and its impact on young lives at a daylong event in Bhopal on Tuesday.
School students and volunteers from Smile Foundation took to roads with banners, child rights activists and sloganeering on April 30, to educate and advocate the ills of child labor among the city dwellers. Students with the teachers and school Principal and Smile volunteers took questions from general public on child labor and related laws to help them understand that it was against the Constitution of the country to employ or engage a child in any establishment under the age of 14.
Under 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.
CFC currently reaches out to nearly one million privileged children in 1974 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.

Parenting workshop conducted under Child for Child programme
2019-05-04 | Delhi
A parent’s workshop was conducted at a school in Delhi. 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. Over 100 parents took part in the workshop. 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.
Under 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.
CFC currently reaches out to nearly one million privileged children in 1974 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.

HUL joins hands with Smile Foundation to support nutrition for underprivileged children
2019-05-17
Hindustan Unilever Limited employees spent a fun filled day with the children of a Mission Education centre in Kolkata on the 17th of May 2019. Through a ‘Cause Related Marketing’ campaign – “Food For Good with Smile,” HUL has committed to support nutrition of children under Smile Foundation’s Mission Education programme. HUL encouraged its group of trader community in West Bengal & Assam to sell maximum number of HUL products to mark the beginning of Bengali New Year. Proceeds from sales between 11th April to 20th April 2019 were donated to Smile Foundation. The employee engagement activity was conducted to celebrate the successful association between Smile Foundation and HUL. The children danced away to some happy songs and refreshments were distributed among the children at the end of the activity.

Dr. Aman Bathla joins hands with Smile Foundation to support the survivors of Cyclone Fani
2019-05-22
“Music has the power to heal and to transform lives.”
Dr. Aman Bathla, a renowned musician accredited with the title of the world’s fastest pianist, dedicated some solemn music to the survivors of Cyclone Fani. He expressed his gratitude in being a part of a noble cause rendered towards the distressed people affected by this disaster. He also urged the masses to extend their support to the hardworking members and volunteers of the on-ground Team of Smile, in rebuilding the lives of the people of Odisha.
Smile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 750,000 children and their families every year, through more than 350 live welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 1000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.

Workshop for child sexual abuse conducted in school
2019-05-27 | Mohali
Studies across the country have reported a staggering statistic, of every second child being the victim of some or the other form of sexual abuse. There is a need to increase the awareness regarding CSA and sensitize the prime persons in a child’s life viz. parents, teachers and peers, who can bring a definite change in the intervention by reporting it early. There are many unreported and unnoticed cases.
A workshop on child sexual abuse was conducted in a school in Mohali on the 27th of May 2019. 200 parents attended the workshop conducted by the Child for Child programme of Smile Foundation. The parents were sensitized about the types of abuse and what measures should be taken to prevent such issues.
Under 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.
CFC currently reaches out to nearly one million privileged children in 1974 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.

DENSO Haryana Pvt. Ltd collaborates with Smile Foundation to renovate school
2019-05-29
School is the home of the pilgrim whose religion is education.” And to preserve this place is to preserve the sharing of knowledge. DENSO Haryana Pvt. Ltd took an initiative in collaboration with Smile Foundation to renovate the physical environment and infrastructure of Nayak Hukamchand Government School in Gurugram. A big leap was taken towards making this school a Green School by constructing the Rain Water Harvesting System. Apart from tiling, repairing, and whitewashing, colorful drawings were painted on the walls of the school to make learning a fun process. The playground was leveled and fresh grass was planted so that the children may relax and play around freely. The effort is aimed towards promoting a joyful learning experience so that gaining education remains ever exciting for kids.
The formal launch of this project was attended by the Managing Director and Director of Denso, Mr. Yoshinori Onda and Mr. Shyamal Chakraborti respectively, among others. Catering to 131 children, the school is set to transform into the most child-friendly environment.
Mission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children.

Fourth edition of Learning Fest concludes
2019-06-13 - 2019-06-14 | Delhi
The fourth edition of the Swabhiman Learning Fest, which is a two day residential camp for the scholars of Swabhiman concluded on the 14th of June 2019. The two-day ‘Learning Fest’ was organized for 170 teenage girls.
These girls have excelled in their studies, despite living in poverty. Each one of them has received scholarships to complete their education under Smile Foundation’s Swabhiman programme.
The two-day ‘Learning Fest’ was organised for these girls to help them explore themselves holistically and shape their own life. With a view of making them self-aware, confident and take full charge of their own development, interactive and self exploration workshops were conducted to empower them with various life skills. They were helped by experts to develop their personality, interpersonal relationships and studies. The Learning Fest 2019 witnessed an assortment of valuable sessions based on career counselling, effective communication, healthy eating/nutrition, adolescent reproductive & sexual health, first aid and yoga.
The girls were thrilled to meet and interact with successful women professionals like pilots and policewomen among others, who not only opened up about their challenges, but also encouraged the scholars to pursue their dreams. The cultural evening brought applauses and a new wave of confidence added flame to the fire.
Most of these girls, who have remained silent up till now, have undergone a transformative experience and discovered solidarity with many others who have also charted their independent path through Swabhiman Scholarship.
To look at these girls after the end of the fest, was like looking at future women leaders.

Smile celebrates Anti Child Labor Day with Fever FM Radio Station
2019-06-15
Lawyer, architect or a chef- Little children have the biggest dreams! Children from Smile Foundation took to the ‘airwaves’ on this Anti Child Labor Day through the studios of Fever FM Radio Station in Mumbai. Featuring on the morning Prime Time show ‘Mad Mornings with RJ Glenn and Ruchi’, the children were encouraged to pursue education as it opens the door to a dignified life. Discussion on different career options after completing education brought a wave of enthusiasm among the kids. RJ Glenn Live and Rangeeli Ruchi also explained them how a radio station functions. The excitement and curiosity of the children took everyone by surprise. Singing songs along with the radio, the positivity of these kids was infectious for the entire city!
Smile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 750,000 children and their families every year, through more than 350 live welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 1000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.

Teachers workshop on Building Connection with Children conducted under CFC programme
2019-06-18 | Bhopal
Teachers workshop on, “Building Connection with Children” was held in the auditorium of Vikram Higher secondary School, BHEL Campus, Piplani, Bhopal on 18th June, 2019. Participants included the teachers of schools of BHEL Education Society, i.e. Vikram Higher Secondary School, two branches of Jawahar Higher Secondary School. 200 teachers participated in the workshop.
The workshop was inaugurated by Mrs Neelam Bhogal-President-BHEL Education Society, by lighting the traditional lamp and Saraswati Poojan. Introductory remarks of Child for Child programme was presented along with the purpose, vision, mission and belief of Smile Foundation and CFC was presented and also the objective of the said workshop, narrating how the older teaching learning methodology has become obsolete in today’s modern education system.
Mrs Neelam Bhogal, in her inaugural speech, also pressed upon the need of modern and novel techniques of teaching and learning processes and the need for such workshops. She urged the teachers to take it forward for the holistic development of the students and the institution.
The workshop was intense and was made interesting and interactive by Ms Deepti. It was a real treat to watch her delivering the subject and handling the huge number of participants and ensuring each one pays apt attention and gets involved in the discussions. She took all the participants to think about their childhood and then one by one she covered all the nuances of building connection with the newer age students. The workshop was appreciated by one and all.

Assembly talk conducted in Nainital
2019-06-19 | Nainital
An assembly talk was conducted for 1000 school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme in Nainital, Uttrakhand. 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. The assembly talk was a way to educate the children of the hardships children in urban slums and extremely remote areas face when they want to peruse a good education.
Smile 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.
During 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.
Smile 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.

Workshop for teachers held under Child for Child programme
2019-06-19 | Nagpur
A workshop for teachers was conducted at a school in Nagpur. The topic covered was “Classroom Discipline, Marks and Comparison”. The workshop started with a small game for icebreaking and a discussion to understand some topics from child psychology were conducted. Worksheets based on the discussion was done on creating a stress-free and anxiety-free environment for children in schools and its importance for their holistic development.
It was again the most participatory process adapted and majority of the teachers spoke out their hearts and also shared their feedback.
Under 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.
CFC currently reaches out to nearly one million privileged children in 1974 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.

Browserstack joins hands with Smile Foundation to support Education of underprivileged children
2019-06-24
Life is difficult and uncertain for daily wage earners like construction workers and migrant labourers. They toil through the day without any breaks to make the ends meet but despite their struggles; these families do whatever they can for their children, especially when it comes to sending them to schools. With a little support and enabling environment, the children from these communities can create a better life.
In Malad (West), Mumbai, a Mission Education initiative has been launched with the support of BrowserStack Software for providing quality education to these children. The children will have access to a digital classroom, regular health check-ups, toilets, and clean drinking water.
Mission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children.

Underprivileged children from Mission Education centre have a blast at Google
2019-06-25
For 30 students from Smile Foundation, the thrill of experiencing Virtual Reality for the first time was almost palpable as they were introduced to it by Googlers at Google India’s Gurgaon office. At an employee engagement session (gServe), Google India provided the children with an opportunity to learn Google Search, Google Maps, Google Translate, YouTube, and more. Googlers not only engaged with them but also took care of them through the day as the excited and overwhelmed kids immersed in the activities and facilities. The children are receiving educational support at Mission Education Centre under Smile Foundation’s Mission Education program.
Mission Education is a national level programme of Smile Foundation, which is committed to providing basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children.

Movie screening for school children at Durgapur
2019-07-13 | West Bengal
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.
The festival reached a senior secondary school in Durgapur wherein 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.
SIFFCY (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.

Child for Child conducts Dental Workshop in association with Indian Dental Association
2019-07-16 | Noida
A dental hygiene workshop was conducted by Child for Child programme in association with Indian Dental Association at a school in Noida. 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 other good habits for proper oral hygiene.
Under 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 and conducts health checkups regularly.
CFC 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.
Smile 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.

New Smile on Wheels launched in collaboration with IHS
2019-07-22
Poor and underserved urban communities of Gurugram and Noida will benefit from the mobile health services through “Smile on Wheels” supported by IHS Markit, a global leader in information, analytics and solutions for major industries and markets.
IHS Markit and the non-profit Smile Foundation have come together to cater to the health needs of at least a lac urban slum dwellers in the poor suburban pockets of Gurugram and Noida.
The Project called “Smile on Wheels” was launched on July 22 by the senior management of IHS Markit and Smile Foundation. As part of the initiative, IHS Markit has provided a fully equipped medical van, one of which will cater to select locations in suburban Gurugram and Noida.
These medical vans will provide regular health check-ups, basic pathological tests and doctor consultation. As part of the mandate, the doctors and paramedics also hold awareness sessions in the community to sensitize the locals on health and hygiene issues.
The Smile on Wheels programme has so far provided free healthcare services to more than 10 lakh children and families.
Smile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 750,000 children and their families every year, through more than 350 live welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 1000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.

New Smile on Wheels launched in collaboration with IHS
2019-07-22 | Delhi

Dental Awareness and Screening Camp conducted for school children
2019-07-29 | Punjab
A Dental Awareness and Screening Camp conducted was conducted by Child for Child programme in association with Indian Dental Association at a school in Punjab. 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 other good habits for proper oral hygiene. Toothbrushes and toothpastes were also distributed among the children.
Under 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 and conducts health checkups regularly.
CFC 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.
Smile 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.

Under-privileged children celebrate Friendship Day with privileged children
2019-07-30 | Chandigarh
In a Friendship Day event held at a school in Chandigarh 25 underprivileged children from a Mission Education centre visited a school for privileged children and interacted with them. Both the groups exchanged stories of their friends, talked about the importance of the day and had a good session on why it is important to interact with friends from all walks and what they could learn from each other. The children also painted imprints of their hands on a poster symbolizing solidarity with one another.
CFC 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.
Smile 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.

Dental Awareness and Screening Camp conducted for school children
2019-08-02 | Goa
A Dental Awareness and Screening Camp conducted was conducted by Child for Child programme in association with Indian Dental Association at a school in Goa. 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 other good habits for proper oral hygiene. Toothbrushes and toothpastes were also distributed among the children.
Under 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 and conducts health checkups regularly.
CFC 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.
Smile 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.

Dental Awareness and Screening Camp conducted for school children
2019-08-06 | Alipore
A Dental Awareness and Screening Camp conducted was conducted by Child for Child programme in association with Indian Dental Association at a school in Alipore. 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 other good habits for proper oral hygiene. Toothbrushes and toothpastes were also distributed among the children.
Under 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 and conducts health checkups regularly.
CFC 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.
Smile 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.

NDTV joins hands with Smile Foundation to launch Banega Swasth India campaign
2019-08-19
The first 45 days of motherhood is the most crucial time for both mother and the newborn. In order to promote the health and hygiene of mother and child in the most underserved, remote and rural areas of the country, Smile Foundation in partnership with NDTV and Dettol India, launched the Banega Swasth India campaign.
A complete kit designed especially for the health needs of a mother and a newborn, was unveiled by Bollywood actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, who gladly announced a donation of a 100 of these ‘Swasth Boxes’ to give a kick start to the campaign. The kit has been developed based on technical know-how and years of on-ground experience of working with less privileged and hard to access communities, which will support the health and hygiene needs of the mother for 45 days, a time extremely crucial for both the new mother and new born.
To spread awareness the ‘Swasth Box’ has a small booklet that covers topics of Lactational Amenorrhea and other family planning methods, Colostrum feeding, exclusive breastfeeding, cord care, hand washing technique, danger signs for new born, nutrition for mother.
Smile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 750,000 children and their families every year, through more than 350 live welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 1000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.

Students workshop session conducted for school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme
2019-08-28 | Bhilai
A students workshop session was conducted for school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme at Maitri Vidya Niketan, Bhilai in Chattisgarh. Over 200 children attended the early morning session on self-esteem. The children were taught how positive thinking, practice, training, knowledge and talking to other people are all useful ways to help improve or boost your confidence levels to grow up as a successful as well as happy individual, among other subjects.
Smile Foundation visits various privileged schools across India and conducts engaging sessions for the young minds, under CFC programme. Smile Foundation believes along with education of children sensitization in various causes, value systems should be ushered to realize their importance in growing up as responsible citizens of the country.
CFC 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.

Santanu Mishra, Co-Founder & Executive Trustee Smile Foundation, conferred with Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar 2019
2019-08-30
Mr Santanu Mishra, Co-Founder & Executive Trustee Smile Foundation, was conferred the Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar 2019 for Smile Foundation’s committed and extensive contribution towards human welfare.
Mr Mishra was one of the ten awardees who were honoured on the 30th of August 2019 in the national capital by former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
The list of awardees included Arunachalam Muruganantham, Nafisa Ali Sodhi, Menaka Gandhi, Lakshmi Agarwal, Mansi Pradhan, Dr Prakash Amte, Sandeep Pandey, Anu Agha, and Belinda Wright. The awardees were selected by an eminent twenty-four-member jury.
The award citation highlighted the innovative approach and extensive partnerships, with a range of stakeholders, particularly with companies and corporates, fostered by Smile Foundation to enable interventions that have benefitted 750,000 children and their families.
Smile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 750,000 children and their families every year, through more than 350 live welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 1000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
Watch the acceptance speech by Mr. Santanu Mishra: https://youtu.be/utnVnmy9VIs

Students workshop session conducted for school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme
2019-09-16 | Nagpur
A students workshop session was conducted for school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme. 50 students from grade 9 and 10th students, of Nair Essence International School, Hingna, Nagpur attended the early morning session on self-esteem. The children were taught how positive thinking, practice, training, knowledge and talking to other people are all useful ways to help improve or boost your confidence levels to grow up as a successful as well as happy individual, among other subjects.
Smile Foundation visits various privileged schools across India and conducts engaging sessions for the young minds, under CFC programme. Smile Foundation believes along with education of children sensitization in various causes, value systems should be ushered to realize their importance in growing up as responsible citizens of the country.
CFC 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.

Sensitization session conducted for school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme
2019-09-17 | Maharashtra
A sensitization session was conducted for school children under Smile Foundation’s Child for Child (CFC) programme in Amravati, Maharashtra. 1000 students of the school were sensitized in two sessions 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. The assembly talk was a way to educate the children of the hardships children in urban slums and extremely remote areas face when they want to peruse a good education.
Smile 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.
During 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.
Smile 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.
