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With its commitment to work towards ‘Civic Driven Change’, on 8th August 2020, Smile Foundation, an India-based NGO hosted ‘Sing for Smile’ a virtual talk show and live concert with playback singer Amit Kumar to mark the launch of its US chapter.
Sonu Sood, actor and philanthropist; Nawazuddin Siddiqui, actor; Arbaaz Khan, actor; Deepak Chaurasia, journalist and Remo D’Souza, choreographer and director also shared special messages supporting Smile Foundation “#IndiaShares “ campaign during the online event.
The US chapter of Smile Foundation will help spread awareness about Smile’s work in India among the Indian American community.
“The burden of poverty weighs down heavier on girls and women in India than it does on the males,” said Hari Agrawal, President of Smile Foundation USA Chapter. “Girl children from the lower strata of society are lucky to see a classroom at all. In India, girls belonging to families in the top 20% get nine years of education on average, while girls from families in the bottom 20% get none at all.”
“We are happy to support Smile Foundation’s efforts in India to provide end-to-end support on healthcare, education, and empowerment to girls and women,” he continued. “The US chapter launch of the Smile Foundation is a beginning to assist hundreds of thousands of underprivileged families in India.”
“We have been observing Smile Foundation activities in India for the last few years. The foundation does tremendous work for thousands of underprivileged and unprivileged people in India, whether it is to provide healthcare or education or girl’s and women’s empowerment. We are launching the US chapter of Smile Foundation so that many Indian Americans in the USA get an opportunity to serve the humanity by associating with a nonprofit committed to give a chance to the people who never had it,” said Jiten Agarwal, Board Member of USA chapter of Smile Foundation.
Speaking on the occasion, Santanu Mishra, Co-Founder, and Executive Trustee, Smile Foundation said, “It is our immense pleasure to announce the beginning of Smile’s US chapter. After completing 18 successful years in India, we have decided to open our first office in the USA primarily looking at the philanthropic ventures that take place from the country. Smile has partnered with multiple esteemed international organizations from around the globe, it was our future vision to set up a global presence so that we can further strengthen our collaborations. Smile has been taking strides in combating hunger and healthcare, and the current challenges we are facing in education and livelihood are being tackled through reoriented program structures”.