HAND
IN HAND
Smile forges key alliances under its corporate
social responsibility (CSR) programme |
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The
exclusive Smile alliances club is growing ! Several reputed
organizations have joined in our efforts to provide a better
life to the underprivileged everywhere. Among those who have
become our partners in action are:
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UPS
Foundation: The social welfare arm of the US based global
courier major, the UPS Foundation has identified literacy,
hunger relief and volunteerism as the focal areas of its activity.
Now, along with the Smile Foundation, it has helped establish
two 'Twin e-Learning Centres'. These are already providing
employment-driven skills to children from underprivileged
communities - ranging from computer and English proficiency
to such
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as Retail Management, Gender Issues, Reproductive Health, Personality
Development, Career Counselling and more. |
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Asset
Foundation: The Arizona based organization raises funds
to support computer education for sex workers in India. It
is, likewise, assisting Smile to set up two 'Twin e-Learning'
centres in the Capital.
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Education
Trust:
"All children will learn at high levels when they are
taught at high levels"
this is the basic tenet
of the Trust's philosophy. Which is why it has found in Smile
a keen partner in providing education of a high order to underprivileged
young pupils at all levels - from pre-kindergarten through
college - thus ensuring that a low income or backward community
background remains no hurdle to scholastic achievement.
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Population
Foundation of India:
Established by a group of industrialists led by the legendary
JRD Tata, it remains at the forefront of non-Governmental
efforts to promote rights-based, gender-sensitive social development
in the country - including support for programmes aimed at
population stabilization. The PFI has come together with Smile
under the project 'Swabhiman'. This unique endeavour seeks
to empower adolescent girls and young women with knowledge
and life skills on one hand, and provide a range of gender
and reproductive health services on the other.
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Ankur
Club:
A social charitable organization comprising ladies from reputed
backgrounds, committed to provide support to disadvantaged
children, young widows, juvenile delinquents, the aged and
the handicapped, it has joined the 'Smile on Wheels' programme
for Delhi.
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Kolkata
Police Social Welfare Society: The social wing of the
Kolkata Police has become an active partner in the "Smile
on Wheels" project in the metropolis, to provide healthcare
facilities to slums and suburbs. It will participate in the
programme on a cost sharing basis.
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