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Mr. Vivian Maxim Rodrigues (late ) \u2013 Founder, Mentor, Visionary. It was during his daily morning walks that Vivian noticed a group of kids from the slums nearby whose parents could not afford to send them to school. He was pained seeing the future of the kids loitering without any direction going towards self \u2013 destruction. Being a person with a big heart and wanting to do something for them, he started talking to his friends and relatives. Muskaan Sharing Smiles (NGO) initiated as an independent organisation on 16<\/span>th<\/span> September, 2004 under his leadership and vision. It is the collective thought embellished in the minds of a group of individuals, with their fortes in distinct fields that urged them to work in unison and make \u2018<\/span>Muskaan<\/b>\u2019 a reality.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Service Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” admin_label=”Services” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”80%” custom_padding=”25px||25px|” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”‘SPARSH'” use_icon=”on” 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[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”CA Walter D\u2019Souza” portrait_url=”https:\/\/muskaansharingsmiles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Walter_Final_Pic.jpeg” quote_icon=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ body_font=”Montserrat||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” use_background_color=”off” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”20%” border_radii_portrait=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Walter is the Managing Director of Walter Advisors Pvt. 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<\/span>Muskaan Sharing Smiles started with 5 children and today at 17 years we have 28 children<\/span> under our roof. It mainly caters to the underprivileged children from Subhash Nagar slums, Mahakali<\/span><\/p>\n
Muskaan’s day-care centre, the small house that composes SPARSH. This small
house situated in a chawl is where nutrition, care and guidance is taken care off.<\/p>\n
the children under VIDHYARAMBH. We take care of the primary, secondary and
higher secondary schooling of the children coming from SPARSH<\/p>\n
through counselling and assisting the educated lot in procuring decent jobs.This is
the next step which we are looking to achieve for the children<\/p>\nOur vision & mission<\/h2>\n
Spreading smiles among those children who need it most.We believe that a lot of children have a great deal of potential which falls into an
abyss. We aim to change that.<\/span><\/p>\nFearless Leaders<\/h2>\n