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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171202
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171201T062732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103628Z
UID:44060-1512086400-1512172799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:HMD Global celebrates its first year in India with Smile Foundation
DESCRIPTION:On 1st Dec 2017\, HMD Global celebrated its first year in India with the kids of Smile Foundation. Approximately 60 employees of HMD Global were part of this celebration wherein\, they along with the kids of one of our Mission Education centres made cards on the theme of completing one year and this was followed by the cake cutting. The employees and the children had a lot of 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/hmd-global-celebrates-its-first-year-in-india-with-smile-foundation/
LOCATION:Gurugram
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171202
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20221111T053950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T053950Z
UID:59235-1512086400-1512172799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Mission Education students observe World AIDS Day
DESCRIPTION:Children form a Mission Education centre in Chandigarh observed World AIDS Day on the 1st of December 2017. The teacher at the Mission Education centre spoke about the importance of hygiene and what to avoid to remain healthy and happy. Diseases like AIDS are causing serious damage to the society and one of the most important things to do is to make people and children aware about the disease and what precautions to take. The children also drew pictures about the formation of the diseases and charts about steps to take to avoid falling sick. \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/mission-education-students-observe-world-aids-day/
LOCATION:Chandigarh
CATEGORIES:Educational activities & happenings for underprivileged children
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171204
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171203T062616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103613Z
UID:44057-1512259200-1512345599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Prerna Arora leads initiative for girl child empowerment with Smile Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Prerna Arora\, known for backing films like Rustom and Toilet Ek Prem Katha\, has now set her heart and mind on backing the cause of girl child empowerment. She has joined hands with Smile Foundation\, to support and raise awareness for the education and skill training of young girls\, with the aim of enabling them to become financially independent. \nSmile Foundation announced the partnership at an event in Mumbai where senior producer Vashu Bhagnani handed the certificate to Prerna and on boarded her as the Goodwill Ambassador for the cause. She received a touching welcome by girl children from the Foundation who have already started looking up to the young\, determined and successful producer as their role model. To begin with\, Prerna has pledged support for the skill training and holistic development of 400 girls. \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/prerna-arora-leads-initiative-for-girl-child-empowerment-with-smile-foundation/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20171206T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20171208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171206T170847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T055258Z
UID:67305-1512547200-1512752400@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:SIFFCY turns into a traveling festival to promote good cinema and spread the message of love
DESCRIPTION:In an effort to reach every child with meaningful cinema\, SIFFCY has also turned into a travelling festival\, with Gwalior as its very first destination. Films with messages were shown to children and the children learnt a lot from the same. \nSIFFCY@Schools is a part of Smile International Film Festival or Children and Youth’s bigger initiative 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. \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/siffcy-turns-into-a-traveling-festival-to-promote-good-cinema-and-spread-the-message-of-love/
LOCATION:Gwalior
CATEGORIES:CFC Happenings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171218
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171211T061858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103555Z
UID:44048-1512950400-1513555199@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Third Edition of Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth concludes
DESCRIPTION:The third edition of the week-long celebration of Good Cinema – Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) started on the 11th of December and ended on the 17th of December 2017 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. SIFFCY 2017 showcased 120+ critically acclaimed films from more than 50 countries to an audience of over 20\,000 children. \nThe week-long celebration of Good Cinema started on the 11th of December 2017 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. SIFFCY 2017 showcased 120+ critically acclaimed films from more than 50 countries to an audience of over 20\,000 children. \nRaveena Tandon inaugurated the festival this year\, along with #SIFFCY Chairman Santanu Mishra (Co-founder\, Smile Foundation)\, Festival Director Jitendra Mishra\, and international Jury members Arend Agethe (Germany)\, Michal Mathus (Israel)\, Gert Hermans (Belgium)\, Judita Soukupova (Czech Republic)\, and Chantal Bowen (Canada). \nThe festival’s success was made possible with support from various partners. International Organizations like FSI (India)\, BFI (London)\, CINEKID (Netherlands) and Wild Geese Foundation were the Festival Partners. Ultra\, MSL Group\, Indian Institute of Photography\, Creative Hub\, Book A smile\, ONGC\, Honda\, Amazon Prime (Video)\, Carnival Cinemas\, Mirror Now\, Madam Tussauds\, Pioneer and PR Professionals came on board as Official Partners. \nSmile Foundation’s Film Festival is an effort 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.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/third-edition-of-smile-international-film-festival-for-children-and-youth-concludes/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171213
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171212T061745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103539Z
UID:44045-1513036800-1513123199@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Actress Shama Sikander celebrates niece’ birthday with Smile Foundation children
DESCRIPTION:Popular actress Shama Sikander celebrated the birthday of her niece with children from a Mission Education centre at Mumbai. The kids welcomed her with smiles and wished her niece a very happy birthday. Celebrations followed with distribution of gifts and snacks and Shama and her niece had a fun time interacting with the kids. She 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/actress-shama-sikander-celebrates-niece-birthday-with-smile-foundation-children/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171214
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171113T062513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103523Z
UID:44054-1513123200-1513209599@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Smile participates in the Mumbai Juniorthon for the second consecutive year
DESCRIPTION:The Mumbai Juniorthon is the first ever annual running event for children & junior athletes in Mumbai. Juniorthon is all about Mumbai children running towards a healthier future and supporting a good cause. The goal of Juniorthon is to encourage outdoor activities and physical fitness amongst children by giving them an opportunity to accomplish the goal of running. Around 3000 children participated in the event. The second annual running event for children & junior athletes in Mumbai\, the Mumbai Juniorthon was flagged off by Ms. Claudia Ciesla\, Ms. Preetika Rao and Dipannita Sharma. \nMany celebrities from the B Town also participated in the event and supported the cause of children’s education. The funds raised through the event will be utilized for the cause of educating the lesser privileged.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/smile-participates-in-the-mumbai-juniorthon-for-the-second-consecutive-year/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171215
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171214T062017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103507Z
UID:44051-1513209600-1513295999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna turns Santa for Smile Foundation kids
DESCRIPTION:Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna recently joined in the fun and festivities of Christmas celebrations by joint hands with Phoenix Market City’s initiative “Phoenix Turns Santa”. The celebrity chef turned into Santa for Smile Foundation children and distributed wonderful gifts & goodies to them. Ecstatic with joy\, children had a gala time with the charming Chef at the mall. He also unveiled the cover of his soon to be launched book ‘Poeatry’. \nPhoenix Marketcity kick-started its Phoenix Turns Santa initiative\, a unique online campaign by the retail establishment that aims to donate funds to Smile Foundation based on the impressions generated on social media during the Christmas week. \nExpressing his thoughts\, Chef Vikas Khanna said\, “For me coming back to the kids of Smile Foundation across the country is like coming back home. They fulfil me and complete me and to be here at the Phoenix Marketcity Pune and celebrate Christmas with them is life a perfect plan to celebration.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/celebrity-chef-vikas-khanna-turns-santa-for-smile-foundation-kids/
LOCATION:Pune
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171221
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171220T061023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103449Z
UID:44042-1513728000-1513814399@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Actor Mishal Rahega spreads Christmas cheer with Smile Foundation children
DESCRIPTION:Popular television actor Mishal Raheja spent a fun filled day with the children of a Mission Education centre at Mumbai. The actor had some fun filled moments with the kids as they danced and sang along with him. They also had an interactive session with the actor and introduced themselves. Both the children and the actor had much fun during the day. \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/actor-mishal-rahega-spreads-christmas-cheer-with-smile-foundation-children/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171221
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20221109T091228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T091228Z
UID:57379-1513728000-1513814399@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Exposure visit conducted for Swabhiman Scholars
DESCRIPTION:An exposure visit1 was organized for Swabhiman scholars on the 20th of December 2017. The first place visited was National Science Center where the scholars explored a variety of exhibits through the various sections like Human Biology gallery\, Fun Science Library\, Heritage and Dinosaur gallery\, Nuclear Science gallery\, Revolution gallery\, etc. The Center is a platform for showcasing the varied features of the world of science. The scholars tried the various hands-on exhibits that helped them understand the many principles of science used in day to day life. \nThe next place the scholars visited was Humayun’s Tomb. The scholars explored the whole walled enclosure\, the garden squares and the dome structure. The scholars acknowledged the effort for organizing the interesting visit to such places as they were able to learn about varied things. \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/exposure-visit-conducted-for-swabhiman-scholars/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:Swabhiman Happenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20171220T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20171220T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171220T061442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103429Z
UID:44039-1513756800-1513789200@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Tusshar Kapoor celebrates Christmas with smile Foundation kids
DESCRIPTION:Actor Tushar Kapoor spent a fun filled day playing Santa and spreading the cheer of Christmas with the children of a Mission Education centre in Mumbai. 50 kids were present for the event and welcomed Tushaar with smiles and showed their talents through various performances. The kids also presented greeting cards to the actor and a cake cutting ceremony was also held. The kids were overjoyed to receive gifts and refreshments from the actor and thanked him for the same. \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/tusshar-kapoor-celebrates-christmas-with-smile-foundation-kids/
LOCATION:Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171222
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171221T060542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103412Z
UID:44036-1513814400-1513900799@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Divya Khosla Kumar turns Santa for Smile Foundation kids
DESCRIPTION:Popular actress\, producer and director Divya Khosla Kumar spent a gala day with Smile Foundation children by turning Santa for them. The celebrations were a part of the initiative “Phoenix Turns Santa” a unique online campaign by the retail establishment Phoenix\, that aims to donate funds to Smile Foundation based on the impressions generated on social media during the Christmas week. \nDivya also distributed gifts to the kids from Smile Foundation and had a funny time interacting with them. 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.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/divya-khosla-kumar-turns-santa-for-smile-foundation-kids/
LOCATION:Pune
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171223
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20171222T060428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T103357Z
UID:44033-1513900800-1513987199@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Pune Fashion Week supports girl child education for the second consecutive year
DESCRIPTION:Pune Fashion week for the second consecutive year supported Smile Foundation’s initiative for girl child education\, She Can Fly during the fashion week which was held from the 22nd-24th December 2017. Girls from Mission Education centre of Smile Foundation walked alongside celebrity influencers including showstopper and Smile Foundation Goodwill Ambassador Divya Khosla Kumar to raise awareness on the importance of girl child education. Celebrity fashion designer Rina Dhaka was entitled as one of Smile Foundation’s Goodwill Ambassador – skill development (Fashion Designing)\, for supporting the cause. \nSmile Foundation’s She Can Fly initiative 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.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/pune-fashion-week-supports-girl-child-education-for-the-second-consecutive-year/
LOCATION:Pune
CATEGORIES:Workshop & Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171230
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20221111T053818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T053818Z
UID:59231-1514505600-1514591999@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Annual Sports Day celebrations at Mission Education centre
DESCRIPTION:The annual sports day was celebrated in all the Mission Education centers of Kolkata. Various kinds of sporting activities were conducted for a week which was a way to encourage the children to play outdoors rather than spending time watching television etc. Group games also encourage the children to work in harmony. Prizes were distributed to the winners of various games and cultural performances also made the day a memorable one. \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/annual-sports-day-celebrations-at-mission-education-centre/
LOCATION:Kolkata
CATEGORIES:Educational activities & happenings for underprivileged children
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171230
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171231
DTSTAMP:20260524T010028
CREATED:20221111T082108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T082423Z
UID:59428-1514592000-1514678399@www.smilefoundationindia.org
SUMMARY:Mega Health Camp for the people of Vikaspuri
DESCRIPTION:People living in slums and rural areas are often prone to many communicable as well as curable diseases which in later stages become life threatening due to the lack of treatment. The people living in rural areas and urban slums many a times do not want to avail facilities in the hospital as it means losing a day’s wage and suffer in silence. To curb this problem Smile on Wheels mobile hospital conducted a mega health camp for the people living in the urban slums of Vikaspuri\, Delhi. More than 850 people were treated for various ailments by a team of 9 specialist doctors who were assisted by a 9 member Par- medic team and 10 volunteers. Specialized services like eye check-up\, identifying cataract patients and referring them to hospitals\, distribution of spectacles after eye check-up\, dental care\, pathological and gynecological services and orthopedic services were provided to the people. Most of the people treated were daily wage laborers\, women who worked as maids\, children and aged people who were also made aware of various ways on how to eat healthy and inculcate healthy habits to keep diseases at bay. \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.
URL:https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/workshops-events/mega-health-camp-for-the-people-of-vikaspuri/
LOCATION:Delhi
CATEGORIES:Health and awareness activities for underprivileged children & families
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