Volunteer spotlight – Tanvi Shetty

  “To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.” –John Adams   There are times in life when we all could use a helping hand from a stranger.  Whether it’s opening a [...]

Angel and Raquel visit Mumbai Smiles

Angel and Raquel, residents of Barcelona, visited Mumbai Smiles on 30th of June, 2014. They gave us the following feedback at the time of their departure: “Thank you for allowing us to know your [...]

Reflections

The beginning of this new academic year has brought with itself a new positive development. Our Balwadis, which were 23 in number earlier have now reached 25 with the launch of 2 new Balwadis. [...]

Yashodhan, the story continues……

Mumbai Smiles adopted a three-tire strategy to turn around Yashodhan School and make it self-sustainable. Although established, the school lacked a strong infrastructure base and a trained [...]

India, a story of development

In December 2012, we learnt about the rape and subsequent death of a young Indian student in New Delhi, through the denunciation of media. Since then the press has repeatedly reported new cases [...]

Educating our HOPE beneficiaries

“I keep dreaming of a future, a future with long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer, but in the light” – Patrick Swayze Such is the dream of 5 of our HOPE [...]