Sustainability, social equality and the environment are now business problems. And corporate leaders can't depend on governments to solve them - Peter Senge, Founder, Society for Organizational Learning

Inspired by Senge's philosophy, a group of young corporate professionals came together in 2002 to set up Smile Foundation to work with grassroots initiatives for effecting positive changes in the lives of underprivileged children, their families and communities.

Smile Foundation reaches out to over 300,000 underprivileged children, youth & women through various Development projects across India with presence in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Goa, Kerala, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur.

Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP): Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) is an innovative model based on the business concept of venture capital. Under SVP, Smile Foundation not only identifies & implements its develpment projects through credible CBO's (Community Based Organisations) but also, handholds and builds capacities of these organisations, focusing on achieving scalability and sustainability, creating a culture of leadership and excellence and inculcating a deep sense of accountability among them.

Outreach: Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) is an innovative model based on the business concept of venture capital. Under SVP, Smile While working in the remote rural areas, Smile Foundation realized that many a times capacities of community based organisations (CBOs) were not adequate to meet the high expectations of large corporate social investors. Under Outreach model, Smile Foundation implements the development interventions directly as it requires intensive and professional engagement for a wider and sustained outcome. Smile Foundation gets a first-hand experience in the nuances of development at the grassroots through its Outreach model and then implements the learning in its SVP Projects through its SVP Partners.

Mission Education provides basic education and healthcare to underprivileged children, with the belief that education is both the means as well as the end to a better life because it empowers an individual to earn his/her livelihood while also increasing one's awareness on a range of issues; in the process helping him/her evolve as a better citizen.

Smile on Wheels is a national level mobile hospital programme which provides curative and preventive healthcare services at the doorsteps of the underserved in remote rural villages and urban slums, besides inculcating a health-seeking behaviour in them. 

Smile Twin e-Learning Programme (STeP) evolved as a logical linkage to Mission Education, based on the need to provide employability skills to high school pass-outs and urban underprivileged youth to enhance their prospects of employment in the fast expanding retail, hospitality and service sectors.

Swabhiman is a programme focusing on girl children and women empowerment. The USP of Swabhiman is its innovative and highly effective approach named the ‘4-S Model’ which means Seeking Healthcare as a Behavior, Support through Education, Support from Men through Male Involvement, and Sustaining Change in the Community.

A National level Initiative: STeP network across country, focusing on all major urban areas/cities.

Our Approach to livelihood includes – reducing economic and social vulnerability by enhancing employability, skill-building and vocational guidance to help increasing income and earning potential of under served youth.

Provide opportunity to underprivileged youth to lead a life of dignity.

Create a scalable, replicable and sustainable livelihood programme for youth to emerge as a premier livelihood programme in the country.

To bridge the gap between the demand and supply SMILE took a STEP forward for the under-privileged youth in the country

to empower them by providing employability skills.

Smile Twin e- learning Programme (STeP)

Total course duration is 315 Hrs

Mobilizing students directly from the

community

Entrance examination, Personal Interview

4-6 Months intensive training

Providing means of livelihood

Mobilization process begins a month before the enrollment . It is generally done through door to door visits, pamphlets distribution and also putting up

canopy in the communities

Enrollment process begins with the Entrance examination, which is then followed by an orientation

• Mandatory Entrance Examination at all the centers

• Timely Mid Term and End Term Assessments is followed at each STeP Center

• Proper follow up on the grades of the students through MIS

“Career Counseling help students to explore the possibilities of employment in various sectors and prepare for it accordingly”

Time Management and Career Planning

Basic Etiquettes at workplace

Skill Set for the entry level jobs

Personality Development

Choosing right career in Hospitality and retail

Preparing for interviewsPreparing CV

• Big Bazaar

• Empower Pragati NGO

• Levi's

• HCL

• Umrawati Polymers

• Techno Serve Pvt Ltd

• Deloitte

• Taj Hotel

• NDMC

• Hinduja Global Services

• EXL Services

• NIIT Foundation

• Tour Escort- Costa cruise

“ Exposure Visits give precision to the students about the entry level jobs available in the retail, hospitality, BPO sector and their expectations from the employees ”

“Employee Engagement Programme provides an opportunity to the youth to interact and have an open discussion with the employers”

Students are awarded two certificates at the

successful completion of the STeP course.

*Smile Foundation certificate

*Microsoft Youth Spark Certificate

Service Sector Retail SectorSales/

Marketing/Teaching/Others

BPOs/Data Entry

• Café Coffee Day• Dominos • Oberoi Mall• Snapdeal

• Future Group• Westside• Reliance Stores• Reebok• Big Bazar• D Mart

• Amazon• Home Credit India Ltd • Vodafone

•Max Life insurance•Essel World

26% 23% 25% 26%

New Employers on board

Servicing

Sales

Sales

Computer OperatorSales

Promotions

Sales

Customer Care

Telecalling

Computer Operator

Customer Care

Telecalling

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Telecalling

Telecalling

Servicing

Currently there are 91 operational STeP Center PAN India

Total number of Operational Centers- 91

Training Programme of 4-6 months

Providing job oriented skills

Financial Independence to youth

High on social return on investment

Providing skilled human resource to employers PAN India

In sync with Skill India Campaign

Poverty Reduction

Crime Prevention

Sustainable Livelihood

Financial Stability

Role Model

Behavioral Change

Knowledge & Skill

Transformation in the family

•Through STeP webpage, Facebook STeP pages, Linkedin, Email/Direct Mailers.

• Through Employer Engagement Programme and Career Counseling to talk about skill orientation, conduct mock interviews etc.

• For Student feedback from your side, which would be an value added advantage for both of us.

• By being a part of our extra circular activities to understand the students and their requirements better.

• Through Placement drive in future.