When we look around us we find many of our less fortunate brethren in the throes of hunger, penury, exploitation, disease, and suffering. Generally, we tend to ignore such people and often think of them as dregs of society. And even if we feel for them and want to help them in some way or the other, either we do not have the time or a reliable platform to reach out to them. At The Smile Foundation, we understand the altruistic feelings among many of our fellow beings and work towards channelizing them properly. We are involved in a wide array of charity activities to ensure the less fortunate amongst us are taken care of and allowed to live a life of dignity. Our committed volunteers help such people with food, medicines, and other types of support.
At The Smile Foundation we perform a range of activities to help people from the weaker sections of society.
Provide Food: As a non-profit organization with social welfare at its core, The Smile Foundation works towards providing food to the deprived people. During the COVID-induced lockdown, we had branched out to various places in rural Bengal and were able to provide food to people under duress due to their loss of livelihood.
Provide Medical Support: Medical expenses have gone through the roof and people with limited means of earning find it extremely difficult to receive any proper treatment let alone paying for the costly medicines. At The Smile Foundation, we understand the pain of people who suffer from various ailments due to the high cost of treatment and medicines. With limited means at our disposal, we dedicatedly work towards providing medical support to people in rural Bengal. The support is given in the form of tablets, capsules, solutions, bandages, syrups, etc.
Provide Education Support: Education can open the doors of opportunities to people living on the margins of our society. The rising cost of education comprising the cost of books, notebooks, and other stationery items has become unaffordable for many. At The Smile Foundation, we fan out in various districts of rural Bengal to provide education support to needy students. With our humble effort, we aim at securing the future of such kids.
Provide Vocational Training: We help people from the socially marginalized sections to earn their livelihood and empower themselves. In doing so, we provide vocational training in areas such as stitching, knitting, repairing mobile phones, and others free of cost. With our vocational training aspiring people from the socially marginalized sections are able to earn and support their families.
Provide Support for Sportspersons: Rural Bengal has many aspiring sportspersons who have the skills to excel in sports but do not have the kits and wherewithal to compete at the professional level. At The Smile Foundation, we understand the need to provide support to such talented individuals and help them realize their dreams.
As a non-profit organization, we, the members of The Smile Foundation, work with dedication, urgency, and empathy to help our less fortunate brethren in fighting various challenges arising out of poverty.
In case you want to be a fellow volunteer and contribute your efforts towards improving the plight of people, you may join us or help us in cash and kind.
Remember, charity always begins at home!