I recently got the opportunity to represent the Communications Department of Smile Foundation on a field visit. There I witnessed the ground work of Smile Foundation. This particular visit was for our Swabhiman programme. Swabhiman is the women’s empowerment programme by Smile Foundation. It aims to provide quality education, healthcare, nutrition, and livelihood to women from under-privileged ...

Can we predict the effects of the pandemic on the girl child? Several studies have been conducted on the impact of the COVID-19 induced school closures across the world. Most of them have drawn similar conclusions. Closure of schools will lead to lower levels of schooling and learning, reduced earnings in the future, and an …