about

our story

Smile Foundation was initiated in 2002 when a group of friends came together with the intention of giving back to the
society. They were inspired by the thought and philosophy of Peter Senge. the founder of the Society for Organizational
Learning who has propagated that “sustainability, social equality and the environment are now business problems…” and
corporate leaders can’t expect governments to solve them alone.
What triggered these thoughts was the liberalisation of the Indian economy in the 1990’s which brought with it immense
opportunities. Business revived, and India became not just a market, but also an investment prospect for

Our vision

Work as a catalyst in
bringing sustainable
change in the lives of
lesser privileged
children and families
with a life-cycle
approach of
development

Enable the civil society
across the world to
engage proactively in
the change process
through the philosophy
of civic driven change

Adopt highest
standards of
governance to
emerge as a leading
knowledge and
technology driven,
innovative and
scalable development
institution

Smile Foundation is to empower underprivileged children, youth and women through relevant
education, innovative healthcare and market-focused livelihood programmes. Smile Foundation is to deploy best possible methodology and technology for achieving ideal SROI (social return on investment), to practice and promote good governance.

To link business competitiveness of the corporate with social development initiatives: also to sensitize privileged children, youth and citizens in general to promote Civic Driven Change.

While our focus as a development organisation has been first and foremost to work on the ground for bringing positive
change in the lives of the less privileged children and families, we have been making equal efforts to sustain this change.
by sensitising and engaging the privileged masses towards their social responsibility. Not remaining restricted to the
community. and with the aim of achieving sustainable development in a wider social context. Smile Foundation has
adopted the principle of Civic Driven Change. making the civil society an active partner in all its welfare initiatives.

Credibility and accountability have always been the bench mark for Smile Foundation and are achieved through the
promotion of principles of good governance in the processes and practices. We have a four- tier audit and evaluation
mechanism to ensure impact of investment and complete transparency and accountability in utilisation of funds