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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180801T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180807T170000
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180811
DTSTAMP:20260523T185722
CREATED:20221109T142944Z
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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:20260523T185722
CREATED:20221111T055438Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180817
DTSTAMP:20260523T185722
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180817
DTSTAMP:20260523T185722
CREATED:20180816T135327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102400Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180821
DTSTAMP:20260523T185722
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180825
DTSTAMP:20260523T185722
CREATED:20180824T135030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T102327Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180825
DTSTAMP:20260523T185722
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:20260523T185722
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180830
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180831
DTSTAMP:20260523T185722
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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