New Delhi, April 17, 2026 : Smile Foundation
has been certified as a Great Place To Work in India for the sixth consecutive
year. This recognition underscores the organisation’s continued focus on
building a high-trust, healthy, and purpose-driven workplace.

Smile Foundation continues to demonstrate
strong employee confidence across key workplace parameters, reflecting a
consistent emphasis on employee wellbeing, collaboration, and transparency.

This milestone highlights Smile
Foundation’s sustained efforts to nurture a culture of ownership that enables
individuals to grow meaningfully and stay connected to a larger societal
purpose. The organisation’s working model is anchored in the motto of ‘real
work brings real change’. This is further complemented by a work culture that
prioritises trust, inclusivity, and continuous learning.

Over the years, Smile Foundation has
strengthened its people practices through many key initiatives, enabling teams
to work effectively across diverse geographies, while remaining deeply
connected to the communities they serve. This has played an important role in
driving both employee satisfaction and programmatic impact at scale.

Mr. Balbir Singh, CEO, Great Place To Work,
India, said, “At Great Place To Work, we believe a great workplace is built
through trust, purpose, and a people-first approach. By earning this
Certification, Smile Foundation has demonstrated its commitment to prioritising
employee experience and cultivating a culture where people thrive. This
milestone celebrates your team’s dedication to creating a workplace that
inspires excellence.”

Mr. Santanu Mishra, Co-founder, Smile
Foundation, reflected, “Individually, we are one drop; together, we are an
ocean. Every journey is driven by the people who undertake it, especially the
journey of change, from the people who initiate it with an idea to the people
who work every day to actualize it, and finally to all the children and their
family members who are changing their lives and futures. Our journey has always
been about people, and this recognition belongs to each one of them. Such a
collective sense of purpose and commitment is the real force behind any
successful enterprise, and when they work together, they can do miracles.”

As Smile Foundation continues to expand its
project footprint across 27 states, directly impacting the lives of 2.5 million
children and their families every year in the areas of education, healthcare,
skilling, and women’s empowerment, the organisation remains committed to
strengthening its workplace culture as a cornerstone of meaningful impact on
the ground.

About Smile Foundation:

Smile Foundation is an Indian development
organization directly benefiting over 2.5 million children and families every
year through numerous welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood,
and women empowerment spread across remote villages and urban clusters in 27
states.

Smile Foundation has a unique management
model at its heart – based on the novel concepts of life-cycle approach of
development, good governance, impact on the ground, social return on
investment, and civil-driven change. The institution has also been blending
empathy and responsibility with innovation, scale, technology and people, and
the approach has been highly appreciated across the board, especially by the
corporate world.

Please visit: www.smilefoundationindia.org
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About Great Place To Work:

Backed by 30 years of data, Great Place To
Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Through its proprietary For
All Model and Trust Index Survey, it gives organizations the recognition and
tools to create a consistently positive employee experience. Its mission is to
help every place become a great place to work for all, driving business growth,
improving lives, and empowering communities. Through globally recognized and
coveted Great Place To Work Certification and highly competitive Best
Workplaces Lists, Great Place To Work enables employers to attract and retain
talent, benchmark company culture, and increase revenue. Its platform enables
leaders to truly capture, analyze and understand the experience of every
employee, and compare outcomes with data collected from more than 100 million
employees in 150 countries worldwide.

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