“Kindness is a gift that  keeps on giving. “ The kindness of our donors helps us to reach out to children born with cleft. The lockdown put a hold on our  operations as our hospitals were repurposed to be used as COVID-19 wards. Mission Smile used this opportunity  to reach out to our former patients […]

We are happy to announce that Mission Smile was recognized as a leading Healthcare provider NGO by Indian Chamber of Commerce at the ICC Social Impact Award 2020 which was held on 28th February, 2020. The purpose of this award is to evaluate an organisation’s concern towards the well-being of the society through adequate measures, […]

When little Yash came into the world, his father was overjoyed. This was his first child. He had been looking forward to this day for months. The whole family had been very excited to welcome their newest member. Joydev, Yash’s father, was very excited to hold his firstborn in his arms, but, when he saw […]

Senrik came to us when he was just a year old. His two elder brothers had been born perfectly healthy. Senrik, however, had been born with a cleft lip which shocked his parents. Senrik’s parents were further informed that their youngest baby also had a cleft palate. His parents were naturally very worried for his […]

Mission Smile has entered into a partnership with IRCON International Ltd. (formerly Indian Railway Construction Limited) to restore the smiles of 100 patients with cleft deformities,in Aspirational Districts across West Bengal. The MOU was signed by Dr. Subhash Chand, Executive Director (Electrical) & Nodal Officer for CSR & Sustainability of IRCON. Mr. Conrad Dennis, Chief […]

14th November is a special day in India on account of it being Children’s Day. This date became even more special to us in 2019 as we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC) on that day. Mr Pratik Kumar, member of our Board of Trustees, signed the MoU on behalf […]

‘If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours’ With this goalin mind we reached Vadodara, Gujarat, on 18thJanuary2020 to organise a cleft surgery Mission from 19th to 23rdJanuary. With financial support from Muthoot Pappachan Foundation, and infrastructure provided by Isha Hospital, Mission Smile Team conducted its fourth consecutive mission at Vadodara. […]

We are happy to announce an extension of our partnership with AIIMS RIshikesh through an MoU signed recently. AIIMS Rishikesh  is our partner in spreading smiles in the northern part of India. On 30th January2020, Mission Smile and AIIMS Rishikesh signed the MoU to effect a partnership that is valid indefinitely. Director and CEO of […]

During the recently concluded Vadodara Mission, we reached our 2000th smile with our long-term partner, Muthoot Pappachan Foundation. ‘Smile Please’, the flagship initiative of the Foundation has now brought the ‘Gift of Smile’ to over 2000+ cleft-affected children and adults in India. This partnership istestimony to the good that can be brought about by conscientious […]

Anisha was born in Kalianagar, a village in West Bengal, about 5 hours away from Kolkata, and was the first child of her parents, Rakhi and Akhibul Mondal. Rakhi and Akhibul run a small business and their monthly earnings are of about 10, 000 rupees. They had been looking forward to the birth of their […]

Manoj and Ruma Mondal run a small grocery store in Sirakol in the North 24 Paraganas district of West Bengal. The business is small but they make do with whatever they earn. When their son Aditya was born, they were overjoyed- the birth of their first child was very much looked forward to. They were […]

Rikta Ghoshal was born into a very poor family in Bolpur, in West Bengal. Her family had gone through many struggles and financial difficulties. Even on the health front, things did not look too good for them. Rikta’s mother suffered from polio which made working difficult for her, adding to the financial strain of the […]