About P.O.W.E.R (People's Organization for Wellness Education & Research
POWER is a national level development organisation directly benefitting over 400,000 children and their families every year, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.Education is both the means as well as the end to a better life: the means because it empowers an individual to earn his/her livelihood and the end because it increases one's awareness on a range of issues – from healthcare to appropriate social behaviour to understanding one's rights – and in the process help him/her evolve as a better citizen.Doubtless, education is the most powerful catalyst for social transformation. But child education cannot be done in isolation. A child will go to school only if the family, particularly the mother, is assured of healthcare and empowered. Moreover, when an elder sibling is relevantly skilled to be employable and begins earning, the journey of empowerment continues beyond the present generation.
Our Reach
In keeping with its philosophy of ‘Real Work Real Change’, Smile Foundation has taken its intervention into the interiors of India, reaching the unreached in the remotest of rural areas and urban slums with our services.
25
States
250
Projects
950
villages & slums
Our Work
Last Year's Impact
21,346 children directly provided education through120 centres in 21 states
50% of total beneficiaries enrolled were girl children,to ensure a fair start for all
100% children received regular nutrition & health care support
100% teachers received training in innovative teaching skills