Smile Foundation

Embassy of Israel joins hands with Smile Foundation to provide relief during Covid-19
2020-12-18 | Delhi
The Embassy of Israel partnered with Smile Foundation to help and support underprivileged communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The objective of the drive was to spread light and joy into the lives of the families from the underprivileged communities ahead of Hannukah, the Jewish festival of lights.
Daily wage earners such as factory workers, construction workers, laborers and street vendors were given sanitizers and masks under the collaboration with Smile Foundation to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Smile Foundation has worked extensively on ground during the pandemic to provide dry ration and sanitation kits to the underprivileged communities living in remote areas and urban slums. More than 20 million meals have been provided so far.

Smile Foundation Partners With IIT-Kanpur For 'Techkriti '21' To Create Awareness On Shiksha Na Ruke Campaign
2021-02-15 | Delhi
To support – #ShikshaNaRuke, Techkriti – IIT Kanpur, in association with Smile Foundation, organised a drawing competition titled “What’s your dream?”, where children were asked to sketch their dreams on the canvas of their creativity.

Big FM partners with Smile Foundation to spread awareness on ensuring continuous education to underprivileged children.
2021-07-01 - 2021-08-31 | Pan India
Big FM collaborated with Smile Foundation to spread awareness on ensuring continuous quality education to under-priviledged children throughout the country. The partnership was an attempt to reach out to masses for support and donation towards the ‘Shiksha Na Ruke Campaign’ across 53 cities and towns.

Athenahealth and Smile Foundation launch Smile on Wheels mobile health unit in Chennai
2021-08-27 | Chennai
In partnership with Athena health, Smile Foundation announced the launch of Smile On Wheels primary healthcare service in the slums and remote areas of Chennai.
The vehicle, fully equipped with professional and experienced doctors, nurses and medication is set to provide free healthcare facilities to KPK Nagar, Sundaresan Salai, Thiruvaluvar Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Bharma Colony, targeting about 88,000 beneficiaries.

Olympic Silver Medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya joined hands with Smile Foundation to support the ‘Shiksha Na Ruke’ campaign
2021-10-06 | Delhi
Olympic Silver Medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya joined hands with Smile Foundation to support the ‘Shiksha Na Ruke’ campaign that works towards providing under-priviledged children uninterrupted access to education through a blended learning programme. In an attempt to spread awareness about the problems faced by less privileged children and seek support, Ravi Dahiya visited Smile Foundation’s Mission Education Centre in Dhaula Kuan in Delhi and interacted with children on various topics like sports, career, education etc.

Gubbare, a kids channel by IN10 Media Network partnered with Smile Foundation to support the ‘Shiksha Na Ruke’ campaign.
2021-10-11 | Pan India
With the closure of schools due to COVID lockdown, under-priviledged children have no access to internet, study material and devices for online classes. The aim of the campaign was to create awareness among Gubbare’s viewers about the impact of Covid-19 on children’s education. The collaboration was an attempt to reach out to more people and garner support for the Shiksha Na Ruke campaign to ensure uninterrupted education for children across the country.

On the occasion of Children’s Day, 104.8 Ishq FM and Smile Foundation joined hands to promote education for all through the ‘Ishq wala push’ initiative.
2021-11-14 | Pan India
The initiative aimed at spreading awareness on the importance of education during the pandemic. At a time when it was difficult for children from under-priviledged backgrounds to have access to textbooks, mobile phones, laptops and stationary as classes shifted online, our campaign tried to reach out as many people as possible to seek support and donations. It was an attempt to reach 1,00,000 children across the country and bring them back into the fold of education.

Employees of Avery Dennison participate in the Mega Health Camp organized by Smile Foundation in Gurugram
2022-03-02 | Gurugram
Employees of Avery Dennison actively participated in the Mega Health Camp organized by Smile Foundation in the Dundahera village, Gurugram, to create awareness on reproductive health. Avery Dennison employees were part of activities like registration, crowd mobilization, support at pharmacy counter and counselling desk, documentation and photography. The Health Camp provided free medical consultation and medicines to the beneﬁciaries. Smile Foundation has partnered with Avery Dennison to empower underprivileged women in Sarhaul and Dundahera villages of Gurugram with an aim to work towards reproductive health education, entrepreneurial skills and spreading awareness on various government schemes.

PepsiCo India and Smile Foundation provided 1 lakh nutritious bowls to underpriviledged families on ‘National Whole Grain Sampling Day 2022
2022-03-31 | Pune, Maharashtra, India
PepsiCo India and Smile Foundation provided 1 lakh nutritious bowls to underpriviledged families on ‘National Whole Grain Sampling Day 2022’. On the occasion, PepsiCo India expanded its ‘Bowl of Hope’ initiative, aimed at creating awareness about whole grains and its importance in daily diets. Aligned with FFSAI’s Eat Right Movement, PepsiCo India through its brand Quaker, and in partnership with Smile Foundation, provided over one lakh nutritious bowls of whole grains to the underserved communities across the country. Further, to mark the Whole grain Sampling Day, a special education programme was organized for school children at Santulan Bhavan in Pune, Maharashtra.

8th edition of the Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) was held virtually from April 24-30, screened over 100 films from more than 50 countries like Germany, Iran, Argentina, Cuba, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland, among others.
2022-04-24 - 2022-04-30 | Pan India
Smile Foundation is back with the 8th edition of the Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY). The film festival will be held from April 24, 2022, celebrating the cinematic journey of good cinema.
SIFFCY, in the 2022 edition, will be held virtually, and will bring stories from across the globe. Given the dreading situation of the pandemic, the festival aims to bring positivity and engage, educate, and empower children and youth by screening of meaningful films, and by hosting interactive sessions, capacity building activities and workshops. The festival will screen more than 100 films from 50 countries, from different categories and genres, through its online platform.

Smile Foundation receives Healthcare Asia Awards 2022 for COVID Management Initiative of the Year (India)
2022-05-02 | Pan India
Smile Foundation’s COVID response programme has been recognized as the COVID Management Initiative of the Year at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2022. The initiative covered 14 states and beneﬁtted over a million people across India.Instituted by Asia’s leading business information group Charlton Media Group, the awards applaud the COVID impact mitigation, healthcare service delivery, and relief work done by Smile Foundation in the last two years. Smile is the only non-proﬁt among leading medical institutions, hospitals and healthcare organizations from across the world to get the award.

CtGI's (Change The Game India) Trainers’ Refresher Meet
2022-05-24 | Delhi
CtGI’s (Change The Game India) Trainers’ Refresher Meet, organised at Zorba the Buddha, Ghitorni, New Delhi for the training and review of the trainers, witnessed interactive educational sessions from the experts Dr. Subhajit Sahoo (Founder Partner of S. Sahoo & Company), Meena Raghunathan (Former Freelancing Consultant on CSR, Former CSR Head – GMR Varalakhami Foundation) and Krishan Nayan (Head – Digital Fundraising, Smile Foundation). The objective of Change the Game India trainings is to make grassroots organisations self-reliant and self-sustainable by raising funds from in-country resources that are available, helping them create signiﬁcant social impact through a multiplier effect.

Smile Foundation received the Health CSR Project Silver Award at the CSR Health Impact Awards 2022
2022-05-25 | Pan India
Smile Foundation received the Health CSR Project Silver Award at the CSR Health Impact Awards 2022 for its innovative mobile healthcare program Smile on Wheels. Smile on Wheels takes preventive, curative and promotive healthcare services to the doorstep of the less privileged in remote rural areas and urban slums. The jury for the award comprised of industry luminaries such as IAS Ram Bandyopadhyay, IAS Alok Ranjan, Dr. Chandrakant Pandav (Public Health Expert), S Sridhar (Managing Director, Pﬁzer India & President OPPI), Shiv Khera (Author & Activist), Dr. Farhat Mantoo (General Director, MSF South Asia), Dr. Ranjana Kumari (Director, Centre for Social Research), Mathew Cherian (Board Chairperson, CARE India), Shaili Chopra (Founder, SheThePeople.TV), Saumil Mody (Country Head & General Manager, Novartis Oncology, India) and Vijay Sethi (Digital Transformation & Sustainability Evangelist).

PepsiCo Foundation, in partnership with Smile Foundation and District Administration, inaugurates a Model Anganwadi Centre
2022-05-27 | Punjab
PepsiCo Foundation, in partnership with Smile Foundation and District Administration, inaugurated a Model Anganwadi Centre in the Channo village of Sangrur district, Punjab. A special event was organised to celebrate the Nutrition Enhancement Programme in Sangrur. The event saw the unveiling of an exclusive recipe book and a compilation of nutritious recipes created by the local community and nutritional experts. The Nutrition Enhancement programme was launched in 2019 with an aim to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women, and children in the age group 0-6 years across 13 villages in Bhawanigarh block of Sangrur District, Punjab.

CSR Health Impact Award for Smile Foundation
2022-06-27 | Pan India
In its 4th edition, the CSR Health Impact Awards recognized Smile Foundation for its mobile health initiative “Smile on Wheels” across India. Currently, the initiative reaches out to more than 900 urban slum and rural areas in 11 States. The award was received by Smile Foundation at the CSR Health Impact Awards 2019-20 held at New Delhi on June 27, 2019.
Speaking about health as an important part of CSR funding it receives, Santanu Mishra, co-founder and executive trustee, Smile Foundation said, “Since our inception in 2006, we have reached out to 55.19 Lakh beneficiaries. Currently, Smile Foundation runs 38 mobile health clinics and plans to add at least 40 more in the next two years.” He added that, “If healthcare needs of the poor are addressed, we automatically off-load the poor of major expenses; thereby helping them allocate their resources to other critical needs like food and education.”
Expressing happiness on receiving the award, Satnam Singh, General Manager, health initiatives at Smile Foundation said: “Smile has been relentlessly serving the poor communities in diverse ways by simplifying health access problems to take healthcare literally at the doorstep of the underserved sections of the society. This award is recognition of our work done towards participating in solving India’s healthcare problems.”

Blackrock Services India Ltd donated 7 bicycles through Smile Foundation’s ‘Build a Bike Challenge’ to a Mission Education Centre
2022-07-04 | Gurugram
Blackrock Services India Ltd donated 7 bicycles through Smile Foundation’s ‘Build a Bike Challenge’ to a Mission Education Centre in Gurugram, Haryana. 26 employees participated in this activity, starting with an ice breaker with the children wherein employees played dog and the bone with children. Following this, the competition between the teams started to Build the fastest Bike. The kids were overwhelmed and enjoyed whole heartedly.

Team IMCD Group India volunteers for children from Smile Foundation’s Mission Education centre
2022-07-12 | Mumbai, India
Together we can create a world where happiness is real! Thank you Team IMCD Group India for volunteering with children from Smile Foundation’s Mission Education centre in Mumbai. In an engaging and well curated session, the employees shared their experiences with the children, enlightened them on various aspects of a healthy lifestyle focusing on nutrition, physical and mental health, as well as hygiene practices.

Employees from Wells Fargo join children from Smile Foundation’s Mission Education centre in a Clay molding and Seed Ball making activity
2022-08-08 | Bengaluru
To change the world, all we need is each other! It was heartwarming to have employees from Wells Fargo joining children from Smile Foundation’s Mission Education centre in Bengaluru and participating in a Clay molding and Seed Ball making activity. Thank you Wells Fargo team for sharing your world with our children, for creating memorable moments, and spreading so many smiles.

Pooja Gehlot (Indian freestyle wrestler, Bronze Medalist, CWG2022) speaks her heart out to our girl children
2022-08-16 | Delhi & NCR
Children from Smile Foundation’s Mission Education centres in Delhi got to meet their favourite sport icon Commonwealth bronze medalist in wrestling Pooja Gehlot. She truly inspired the children, and shared her experiences of living a life full of constraints and working hard to achieve her dreams despite the challenges. The children learnt and enjoyed a lot, interacting with the young achiever.

Employees of PepsiCo India and children from Smile Foundation participated in the ‘Build a Bike Challenge’
2022-09-12 | Goa
It was a day ﬁlled with joy as employees of Pepsico India and children from Smile Foundation participated in ‘Build a Bike Challenge.’ The employees got together for the cause of providing bicycles to children living in far-off locations from school by competing in a healthy competition against each other in building a bicycle from scratch. Engaging children in building the bikes was thrilling and educating for children, teaching them the importance and value of things.

Presenting 'Shiksha Na Ruke' Anthem by Sonu Nigam
2022-09-21 | Pan India
As part of our efforts to spread awareness and sensitise the civil society towards the cause of education for children, particularly amidst the challenging post pandemic environment, Smile Foundation launched an anthem – #ShikshaNaRuke. The anthem was sung by the legendary Sonu Nigam, composed by Jazim Sharma, and was written by Saaveri Verma. The anthem got love and appreciation across the board, and garnered over 2 million views on Youtube alone.

Smile Foundation organizes Trainers’ Refresher Programme for Change the Game India trainers at Zorba the Buddha.
2022-09-25 | Delhi
Committed to creating change at the grassroots by empowering individuals and nascent organizations, Smile Foundation organized a two-day trainer refresher program for its Change the Game India pool of trainers.
Built on Smile Foundation’s 20 years of extensive experience working with the grassroots in India, Change the Game Academy brings Change the Game India program to strengthen the capabilities of social change makers and grassroots organizations working for better governance and self-sustainability. The program enables trainee organizations to gain credibility and support. It also helps them become self-sufficient by honing their skills in identifying, accessing, and mobilizing locally available resources.
The two-day trainer refresher program included sessions on expectations and challenges at the grassroots, digital fundraising, developments in the social sector at the global and national levels and problem-solving methods to address issues at the grassroots.

Team Vistara celebrates the 90th anniversary of Mr. JRD Tata's maiden flight
2022-10-15 | Delhi
Team Vistara celebrated the 90th anniversary of Mr. JRD Tata’s maiden flight by sharing their world with our children and helping them experience the ‘new feeling’ aboard the Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi flight followed by a visit to the Taj Swarna in Amritsar.
The children were excited about their first-time flight experience. It was a memorable day for all of them.

Smile Foundation's participation in the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022
2022-10-16 | Delhi
Smile Foundation participated in the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022!
The marathon was conducted on 16th October 2022 at JLN stadium. Smile Foundation through its ‘Shiksha Na Ruke’ campaign raised funds for helping children from difficult circumstances get back to school and restart their lives positively.
In this initiative, Smile Foundation was supported by three corporates, Avery Dennison India Pvt Ltd (with a team of 25 employees), Mars International India Pvt Ltd (with a team of 15 employees), Zimmer India Pvt Ltd (with a team of 15 employees), wherein the employees of each of the company ran for the cause and supported the dreams of many children with accessible and quality education.
Filled with enthusiasm, the marathon turned out a huge success as everyone encouraged one another and showed unlimited education for the education of children.

The Amar Chitra Katha Studio transported our children to another world for the 42nd anniversary of Tinkle
2022-11-06 | Delhi
Stories have enchanted grownups and children through the ages. The Amar Chitra Katha Studio transported our children to another world through engaging stories as a part of their 42nd Tinkle anniversary celebrations at Shed Community Center. The super fun day had a Hindi storytelling session, exciting activities and games, a cake and delicious refreshments for all the children.

Smile Foundation, in association with Atlas Copco India Ltd., organizes the Annual Science Fair
2022-12-15 | Pune, Maharashtra, India
To inculcate the scientific spirit and spark interest in science and technology among government school students, Smile Foundation, in association with Atlas Copco India Ltd., organized the Annual Science Fair at Pimple Gurav School in the PCMC area, Pune.
More than 120 students from five government schools (supported under Smile Foundation’s Mission Education programme) presented Science models created by them under the guidance of Scientists and Trainers in space science and technology.
Among the unique attractions, worth mentioning are the 15 paper models, four metal models, and STEM models that were prepared and displayed in collaboration with scientists from Indo Science Education Trust. The fair also had a display of aero modelling, satellites & launch vehicle, and a rocket launching demonstration.

Team Momentum makes Christmas extra special for Mission Education children
2022-12-26 | New Delhi
Around 30 Team Members from Momentum joined around 100 of our children at Smile Foundation’s Mission Education centre in New Delhi. From making new friendships to creating interesting crafts together, there were many moments of joy and goodness. Team Momentum made Christmas extra special for our children!

Health Camp organized in Chennai under Smile Foundation’s Swabhiman programme
2022-12-28 | Chennai
It was a heartwarming sight as many needy and ailing patients lined up to receive free healthcare services at the Health Camp organized in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, under Smile Foundation’s Swabhiman programme. The Health Camp was facilitated by a team of professional doctors who provided free-of-cost medical diagnosis, medicines, and counseling to the women on Menstrual hygiene, Antenatal and Post Natal care, Breastfeeding practices, Anemia and nutrition, Vaccination and Family planning.
Sensitizing the community people about the advantages of maintaining good health and hygiene was joined by Dow India volunteers– ERGs. The community people not only welcomed the idea of the free doorstep health camp but also promised the volunteers to instill health-seeking behavior in themselves.

Running for Smile@Mumbai Marathon 2023
2023-01-22 | Mumbai, India
One of the largest participatory sports-cum-fundraising platforms for civil society organisations in the country, the Tata Mumbai Marathon was a great success repeating the success of earlier years. Volunteers from M&G, LIC and DDB Mudra participated and ran along with the Smile Team as the respective corporate supported Smile Foundation’s #ShikshaNaRuke campaign to help continue the education of underserved children across the country.

10th Anniversary of the Siemens Scholarship Program
2023-03-13 | Mumbai, India
Since 2013, over 1,335 deserving students from 120 colleges across India have been awarded scholarships under the Siemens Scholarship Program to pursue engineering. These bright minds have excelled and secured placements in leading companies across various sectors, including Siemens. They have not only become role models in their communities but have also improved their families’ living conditions.
The program offers four-year scholarships to meritorious engineering students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In addition to financial support, students receive valuable opportunities like internships, mechatronics training, soft skills development, projects, and mentorships, enhancing their holistic growth.
