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Educating our HOPE beneficiaries

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“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 beneficiaries, who have recently been awarded scholarships for their education.

The HOPE project of Mumbai Smiles provides — psycho-social care for child cancer patients – underprivileged kids in Mumbai. The project is carried out in collaboration with Holy Spirit Hospital in Andheri (E). Through our research, we found that many underprivileged kids with cancer were unable to get the right care because of lack of financial resources and access to good facilities and thus it became all the more eminent for us to provide the right kind of support to these children. Under this program, we provide patients and their families with financial assistance for accommodation for the family during treatment, counseling for the family and patient, tutoring for the kids etc. We look at aspects other than treatment that will create a positive atmosphere for the child.

Nikunj and Rehan are 2 of such 5 HOPE beneficiaries, who have been awarded scholarship by Future Smiles.

With an eye on providing access to quality learning that will also eventually help our beneficiaries make a dignified living, Future Smiles project is for the older students in our education programme. The team assesses the students, prepares development plans, offers career counseling and guidance, organizes hostel accommodation, tuition classes and scholarships – essentially anything that would encourage young students to pursue their studies and build brighter futures.

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Through the scholarships, these beneficiaries will finally be able to pursue their dream of studying and becoming successful in life.

We wish all of our 5 HOPE beneficiaries all the very best for future.

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