Mumbai Smiles

A growing presence in the slums of Mumbai has helped the Mumbai Smiles preschools to reach out to more people and make a timely difference. An example of this is the case of the three Pawar [...]

Apart from the regular routine of academics, students always look forward to special days in school—days when they can take part in different activities and also enjoy themselves. This is why [...]

When we think of the word ‘justice’, we do not always associate it with health. However, access to health services is one of the biggest areas of inequality. Often, health services available to [...]

With our new community centre at Kamathipura, we are able to reach out to a large number of traumatised survivors of human trafficking, many of whom are making a living from sex work. The stories [...]

One can never overstate the impact that a teacher can make on a young life. At Mumbai Smiles, we value and invest in our teachers regularly, through training and support systems. We count [...]

When we are young, we are taught to respect our teachers and listen to everything they say. Our education system is as effective or ineffective as the teachers who teach us. They are the ones who [...]

It is wonderful that we mark the birthday of our first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, celebrating his special attachment with children and childhood. When we think of Children’s Day [...]

In the course of our work, we often focus on the ways in which we can change the lives of our beneficiaries for the better. We love hearing stories about children, parents, etc. who have improved [...]

Often, though progressive laws benefitting underprivileged communities are passed by governments, the communities themselves are unaware of these laws and, consequently, cannot avail themselves [...]

Since its inception, Mumbai Smiles has been fortunate to have some people associated with us right from the start up to the present. They have watched our progress over the years with constant [...]