New Delhi, April 8, 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.
