Society for Mobilizing and Improving the Life

Experiences of under-privileged Children & Women

www.smilefamily.orgJanuary 17, 2018

ABOUT SMILE A non-profit organization

Founded in November 2003 Key focus: Social sector—community

development, livelihood, education & health Key population target groups: Underprivileged

children and women Geographical area: Mainly Jaipur district, with

plans for expansion in other areas in Rajasthan The Founding Team

Mrs. Kamini Shukla (current CEO and Secretary) Ms. Anita Bhanawat (Current Vice president) Dr Manju Rani (current president)

OPERATIONALIZING SMILE’S VISION AND MISSION

Two-pronged approach to reach out target population groups: Direct work with target women, children and communities:

Supporting Government institutions for underprivileged women and children

Mobilizing communities in urban slums of Jaipur : Multipurpose Jai Ho Centers

Influencing policies and programs related to our key target groups by working with government and other relevant stakeholders.

Focus of direct work with target population Need-based Vocational training Psycho-social and emotional counseling aimed at holistic

development. Educational support to improve the academic prospects and

literacy skills of children and women. Health education and promotion to improve health literacy Increasing Awareness on social issues.

WHERE DO WE WORK ?:Support to government-run institutions (Social Welfare Department, GOR) for women and children:

Balika Grah, Mahila Sadan Kishore Grah

Community-level work: 9 slums of Jaipur—Jai Ho Centers,Kishanpura (Bassi)—Afterschool center for girls

WORK WITH GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS FOR DESTITUTE CHILDREN AND WOMEN

PART 1:

BALIKA GRIHA (2004 - TILL DATE)

Houses girls aged 6-18 years in 3 key categories: Girls abandoned as infants and do not get adopted (stay till 18 years)Girls rescued from streets (stay till 18 years) Girls brought under Juvenile Justice (JJ) law (temporary residents)

On average 50-60 girls at a time. SMILE’s main activities :

Emotional and psycho-social Counseling,Educational support On-site vocational trainings, Short courses for overall engagement of children Rehabilitation including re-uniting with their families.

SMILE Staff: one full-time counsellor two part-time trainers

Funding: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, and by individual donations

SMILE AT WORK IN BALIKA GRAH

TO INDEPENDENT LIVES: Yasmin, a former resident of Balika

Griha, now working in Mahavir Cancer Hospital

MAHILA SADAN (2005 - TILL DATE)

Houses women aged 18 years or moreAbandoned by their families for various reasons (including mental sickness), Violence-victims.Girls transferred from Balika Grah on attaining 18 years

Average 100-125 women at a time. SMILE activities ;-

Counseling (including yoga) & other engagement activities to help women recover from emotional and mental trauma. On-site vocational trainings (Stitching, Embroidery, Beauty-culture, computer

operation) Education (basic literacy skills)

SMILE Staff: One full-time counsellor Two part-time trainers

Funding: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment

SMILE AT WORK IN BALIKA GRAH

KISHORE GRIHA(2006 - TILL DATE)

Home for destitute boys of age 6-18 yearsChildren abandoned by parents as infants or at older age (stay till 18 years)Children brought under the JJ Act. (stay for short period)

On average 40-50 children at a time SMILE main activities are :

Moral education & Counseling, On-site vocational training (Computer operation, Plumbing & Electrical,

Mobile repairing & Caning) Facilitating in-school education.

SMILE Staff: One full-time counsellor One Part-time trainers

Funding: by donations received by SMILE

SMILE AT WORK IN KISHORE GRAH

WORKING WITH LOCAL UNDER-PRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES

Part II

JAI-HO CENTERS :INTEGRATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

Envisioned to be holistic community development centers Identification of community needs (social, educational, &

health) Enabling community members to address their own needs Self-sustaining in nature

Typical Community profile for establishing Jai-Ho Center: Low-income households mainly employed in informal sector Majority of population belongs to SC/ST & other Minority

groups Funded by donations received by SMILE Staffing: 1-2 part-time multi-purpose staff

JAI  HO CENTRES

Worked here Are working presentlyGautam Nagar 2008 to 2010 Bairwa Basti 2009 to till date Valmiki Basti 2010 to 2012 Manoharpura Basti 2011 to 2012 Chardarwaza Basti 2011 Ghat Gate 2011 to till dateBhatta Basti 2011 Bairwa Basti Malviya Nagar 2012

- till dateRamgarh Mod 2011-2012 Khaniya Banda 2012 - till date Meethi Kothi, Suraj Pole 2012-2013

Eidgah 2012 - till date

Purani Basti 2010-2011 Brahampuri 2013 - till date Hajyawala,Sanganer 2013 to 2015

Shastri Nagar 2014 - till date

Narsinghpura Jagatpura 2015 Amagarh 2015 - till dateSurvya Nagar 2015 Jalmahal 2015 - till date

Government run homes

Jai-Ho Centres

Knowledge center

SMILE AT WORK IN JAI HO CENTERS

PROMOTING SMILE PRODUCTS AND FORWARD LINKAGS: SUPPORT FROM A MEMBER: NEED MORE

SUPPORT LIKE THIS

KNOWLEDGE CENTRE, KISHANPURA(FROM 2014 - TILL DATE)

Objective: to ensure holistic development and improve future academic & life prospects of rural girls (VII-IX) studying in Govt. schools by providing supplementary educational inputs.

Strategy: After-school class room teaching for 3 hours six days a week. Qualified teachers to provide additional inputs in Science, maths,

English & computer Computer labs Extracurricular activities & life-skill education(including self-

defense) for soft skills & holistic development Conseling on social, youth, health, nutrition and sanitation issues. Additional nutritional inputs

Staffing: Coordinator, life-skill educator, 4 teachers Total beneficiaries: 42 girls (13-15 years enrolled in 7th to 9th

standard) Funding: Primavera & Bosch (a German NGO)

SMILE AT WORK IN KISHANPURA

ACHIEVEMENTS IN NUMBERSVocational training: 7095 women and children.Counseling: Over 12000 children and women .Afterschool education: 2000 children education.Rehabilitation and reuniting with families: 138 lost women and children

OUR PUBLICATIONS‘Aasman Se Unchi Aashayein’ (the manual for stitching and other short courses)Poster on female foeticide Other Teaching Learning Materials

for children and women.

AWARDS AND HONORSKamini Shukla CEO SMILE honored with:

"Jaipur Shree" by Sanskar Club, Jaipur "Red Rickshaw Campaign” by Vodafone Foundation. "The Heart of Gold" in (Social Field) by FM TADKA, Jaipur“Ambdkar Mahila Kalyan Puruskar” by Govt. of Rajasthan "Rotary Club Jaipur Bapunagar”.

SMILE IN NEWS PAPERS

OUR VALUED SUPPORTERSIndividual Donors

Mr. P. N. Bhandari Mr. Hemant Mogra Ms. Swastika Sharma Mr. Fateh Singh MehtaMs. Jyotsana Verma Ms. Sarika Calla Mr. Raju Prakash Calla Mr. D. S. Lodha Mr. Naveen Mehta Mr. Pramod Derewala Mr. Rajendra Bhanawat Mr. Piyush Mehta Mr. R. K. Hooda Mr. S. C. VyasMs. Kalpana Mogra Mr. K. L. AgarwalDr. Manju Rani Ms. Noopur PathakMr. Rajendra Singh Babel Ms. Miraya Ms. Gomathi Kota Mr. M. M. SinghviMr. Sanjay Harpawat Ms. Nistha KashwaniMs. Ratan Prabha Jain

Institutional DonorsSocial Justice and Welfare Dept

Primavera India Trust

Jain Social Group (Pink City) Sanga Automobile Pvt. Ltd.Mr. Craig Shapiro Center for Micro FinanceKamla R. Bhandari Charitable Trust

State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

Action Aid Canara BankSt. Joseph's Educational & Welfare Society

Poornima Group of Colleges

Shwetamber Jain Mahila Mandal

Rotary Club Jaipur Capital

FinProject India, India BOSCH India Ltd.

SMILE EXECUTIVE MEMBERSDr. Manju Rani (President)Ms. Anita Bhanawat (Vice-President) Ms. Kamini Shukla (Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Sudha Calla (Treasurer)Dr. Pritam Pal (Member)Dr. Latika Jha (Member)Mr. Satyajeet Bhattacharya (Member)Dr. Sushila Patni (Member)

SMILE GENERAL BODY MEMBERS All Executive Members Dr. Padma Nagpal Ms. Jaya Tiwari Ms. Shyama Verma Ms. Sudesh Arora Ms. Shanta

Pokharna Ms. Shobha RastogiDr. Isha Nagpal Ms. Sushila Bothra Ms. Anjali

SMILE TEAMRoshan Devi ChoudharyNisha PareekAshok Kumar TailorRenu GuptaReenaLali DeviHemlata SharmaNaziya SafiGeeta Saini

Seema KumariSantosh MahawarPrahlad Chand SharmaSanjay Kumar GuptaGiriraj Prasad SharmaBirdhi Chand MeenaKamlesh Kumar SharmaPradhyumanManbhar

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Ensuring predictable & continued

funding Availability of good management and

supervision staff Hiring and retaining good quality staff Need for appropriate physical space for

organizing and running various SMILE activities

SUGGESTIONS AND SUPPORT REQUIRED: WE NEED INPUTS AND

PARTICIPATION FROM ALL What we can do differently? What more we can do? Ideas on what activities, geographical

locations Recommendations for good

staff/volunteers/interns Volunteers to supervise various

activities Support for fund mobization

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Contact Us133, Vishveshwaria Nagar,Gopalpura Bypass,Jaipur, Rajasthan – INDIA PIN 302 018

Ph: +91-141-2762955Mobile: +91-9829123233Email:smiled2c@gmail.comWebsite: www.smilefamily.org