Mumbai Smiles

“In my view, education is the key to solving the problems of the untouchables, of the poor, in India. They must be set free, and the only way to set these people free is to break the chains of [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

On 17th June 2014, Mumbai Smiles organized the monthly teachers and assistants meeting at its Andheri office. We organize these meetings on a monthly basis to evaluate the performance of Balwadis [...]

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 at [...]

Recently, our SEED team organised one of a kind orientation session for a jewel CAD (Computer aided design) course. A Computer Aided Designing (CAD) course in jewellery helps to do away with the [...]

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Vasvi Aren, who has just passed out of college, is a perfect example of [...]

The year 2014 is turning out to be a landmark year in the history of Mumbai Smiles. Till now we have added 2 Balwadis  to our already existing 23 Balwadis and we further hope to many more by the [...]

In last week’s blog (https://www.mumbaismiles.org/english/BlogDetails.aspx?id=1128), you read about Priyanka’s visit to Spain and her attempt to represent the slum women of Mumbai. We [...]

In the month of May, Priyanka Tiwari, Program Officer of our SEED project, visited Spain visited Spain to portray the lives of women in the Mumbai slums and the Mumbai Smiles response to these [...]