We are back with more updates on the visit by Pasonoroeste, a group of 12 enthusiastic travellers from Spain, who decided to spend two days at Mumbai Smiles, exploring our Project sites to understand the situation of Mumbai slums and its issues in greater details. While some of the visitors are already associated with Mumbai [...]
The year-old Infectious Diseases Project of Mumbai Smiles regularly conducts free medical health check-up camp at various project sites and recently one of such camps was conducted in the Saibangoda area. Situated in the lush green interiors of Mumbai, this is a tribal area, often neglected by the authorities. At one of our 30 [...]
Yesterday we gave a brief overview of the two-day visit to Mumbai Smiles by the group ‘Pasonoroeste’, a group of 12 enthusiastic travellers from Spain.Today we are sharing with you some adorable moments they experience with the children of our Balwadis. The Balwadi Project is the first project they familiarised themselves with, by visiting two [...]
Indifference is what many of us have adopted over the years, as a method to overlook the social issues around us. Issues that have plagued our country and our city so deeply, that we have forgotten to even address them as issues anymore. And at Mumbai Smiles, this is exactly what we aim to overcome [...]
Yesterday we mentioned that the occasion of Independence Day brought with it new pink bags for all the Balwadi younglings. And today we are presenting to you pictures of these cute little Balwadi children sporting the new shiny pink Mumbai Smiles bag! We believe in a holistic approach towards growth. And that [...]
Our Balwadis celebrated the 70th Independence Day with a lot of excitement in the air. Having started the day with flag hoisting, there were lots of chocolates that were distributed to all the 850 children of 30 Balwadis. Parents enjoyed celebrating this extremely important day with their tiny children and the Balwadi teachers. Also, we [...]
We like smiling. Smiling is very good for health. It is a sign of being calm and relaxed and even at times of stress or anxiety, a smile from even a stranger can lift our moods so much. And so at Mumbai Smiles, we believe in smiling through all odds. And that is exactly what [...]
The HOPE project of our Health Vertical focuses on the psycho-socio support for children having cancer, so as to motivate them to be regular with their treatment as also lead a regular normal life. Many a times, certain types of cancer lead to disfigurement of the related body part, and that de-motivates the patient to [...]
Happy Friendship Day! Mumbai smiles started celebrating Friendship day with the onset of the Emotional gift activity, where in our Livelihood Project beneficiaries made 3200 friendship bands for our donor members from Spain. And yesterday, on the said occasion, we celebrated Friendship Day at our dental camp! Dr. Abhishek Bhattacharya, a generous doctor who graciously [...]
Last week we mentioned on our blog how a training session has begun for the Teachers and Assistants of our Balwadis. The four-day training program was organised for us by another NGO called Pratham aiming at large scale change in the field of education focusing on high quality and low cost education for [...]
Mumbai is known as The City of Dreams. But while some do manage to live their dreams, there are also those who struggle to make two ends meet. This side of this glamourous city is known as the slums. These slums are not just centered at one or two particular locations, but they co-exist with [...]
The month of August began on a very healthy note for our Balwadi beneficiaries. Following our motto of “Cultivating Healthy Habits Through Education”, The Balwadi Project leaders first provided a short training session last week to all the teachers and assistant teachers on the need and importance of Vitamin-A and Albendazole (Anti-Worm Medication) supplements for [...]
