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Waseem Ahmed likes being the one his friends turn to. On the cricket field, he helps decide who bats first, encourages his teammates, and cheers them on when they do well. He is a good batsman and fielder, but what rejoices him the most is being involved, guiding others and taking responsibility.
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Fareed has learned early in life that responsibilities sometimes arrive before childhood has had the chance to unfold. Living in Reasi, Jammu, he lost his father when he was learning what simply being a child meant.
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By the time the morning ignites over Shabir Ahmed’s village, he has already finished the first part of his day. He has taken a bath, offered salah, read for a while and put on his clothes for madrassa.
Assam Flood 2026
As the month of July was bidding farewell to the people of Assam, it swept with it the houses, trees, cattle, and human lives in a deadly deluge while devastating peace. It claimed 80 lives, and affected 1.8 lakh people.
Acquitted
After nearly 19 years behind bars in connection with the 7/11 Mumbai local train blasts, Mohammad Faisal Ataur Rahman Shaikh walked free. Yet, freedom brought little joy as he confronted years of loss and a life that had moved on without him.
Relief
Roshana Khatoon’s story is one that leaves a deep, unforgettable weight on the heart. On February 25, 2026, during Ramadan—a month meant for reflection, compassion, and restraint—Roshana became the victim of brutal assault and public humiliation costing her life.
Relief
“The shadow of their father has been lifted from my children’s heads. How will I raise them alone? What will I do now? said Rabiya Bi On the day of 17th February, with peace and happiness in the house, Rabiya Bi and her husband, Umarudeen, were spending their time together.
Relief
“Oh Allah, my Aamir, my Aamir, oh Allah…” the house shrieked with pain as we entered it. Throngs of people could be seen sitting, thumbing prayer beads, some silently, others hauling their hearts out. The rooms, courtyards, and plots, full of cots, chairs, and people, lament the loss as the happiness of the house, Aamir, has gone.
Relief
They bound him with ropes, as though a human life could be reduced to a captive animal. Surrounded by a mob that showed no trace of mercy, Zakir Qureshi endured the unthinkable. Bats, iron rods, and cricket wickets were brought down upon his body. Blow after blow landed until he could no longer cry out, until his consciousness slipped away.
Relief
On the silent night of June 15th 2024, when Sofiya was sleeping peacefully with her school bag kept on her bookshelf, ready to be taken in the morning, a group of policemen, accompanied by bulldozers, came and demolished her house without a warning. Her house was demolished on mere suspicion of “beef trading.”
Relief
The quiet dawn in a tribal-majority region of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, was shattered by the roar of bulldozers in June 2024. Without warning, 14 homes belonging to Muslim families were reduced to rubble. Officials justified the demolitions as part of a crackdown on alleged cow smuggling and beef trading, claiming the discovery of 150 cows.
Relief
“We are left with nothing,” Gulshan, 28, said, while talking to Miles2Smile. “They destroyed it all. Where will we go now?” she added. As families across the city celebrated Eid, Gulshan wandered from one neighbour’s house to another, clutching a few salvaged belongings, seeking shelter. But the doors remained closed; no one offered her help. “I went from one house to another… hoping to get shelter, but nobody came forward; nobody helped me,” she told Miles2Smile.
Relief
While the citizens of the country were blanched in the cold waves of November, the hearts of Maqsood’s family were burning. They had lost the head of the family, Umar, to cow vigilantism.
Relief
The consistency of violence in India against Muslims has left no room for survival. Every day we encounter a new mob lynching case where brutality seems to have escalated compared to the previous one.
Relief
“My Saddam didn’t die a natural death; if he had, I would have found peace. But I feel no peace,” said the ailing mother of Saddam Qureshi (23) on speaking to Miles2Smiles.
Relief
On a day with a crisp and clear sky with peaceful breezes, Miles2Smile decided to meet Khadija (name changed), a student at Kalan Mahal Madrassa.
Relief
Raziya demonstrates a story of hope and transformation. Like other people of Shiv Vihar, Raziya, has fallen prey to the horrific episodes of violence in 2020.
Livelihood
The clothes are still being arranged on the shelves. Some hang loosely from the walls, while others lie folded in small, uneven piles.
Livelihood
In a small yet mesmerizing Warsun village, Kralpura, Jammu and Kashmir, the life of Mohammad Yaseen revolves around his Smile Confectionery shop.
Livelihood
On April 7, 2020, pain echoed in the air of Asif’s life. Cries were muffled while bulldozers roared high—three shops and a house built by sweat and blood in 11 years were obliterated.
Livelihood
The two-story building of Sabaat, the stitching center, nestled in the dilapidated building of Shiv Vihar, North East Delh, has seen many a fray of pain, hatred, anguish, and losses.
Livelihood
We travelled with pain in our hearts to Himachal Pradesh, with our breath hanging on a fragile thread, on the news of the young Kashmiri trader assaulted violently.
Livelihood
“My life has become a little better now. At least I have something to eat. I can manage dal and roti. Things are far more peaceful than before,” says Parveen, sitting inside her small shop, neatly arranging packets of rations on the wooden shelves.
Livelihood
“I feel I am reliving my childhood… Hunar Academy has fulfilled my childhood dreams.” This was the sentence of Ms. Zahida Khatoon (41), an Urdu teacher by profession and a student of Khattati classes at Hunar Academy.
Livelihood
When mob violence took away Guddu Khan, the sole breadwinner, Miles2Smile stepped in to restore hope and rebuild his family’s livelihood in Jammu.
Education
"I am an Urdu teacher, and I should know how many different ways an alphabet can be written. Children will learn from me," said Farhan Beig.
Education
A six-year-old girl, Leen, along with her family, came to India in 2020, leaving behind the chilling war in their native country, Yemen, to start a fresh life.
Education
In small, often unforgotten corners of the world live children for whom education is a luxury, especially when it comes to high-tech education.
Education
Underprivileged people hold a significant part in our societal fabric and are spread at every facet of it yet, unfortunately, are grappling with numerous forms of education and skills.
Education
Armaan faced adversity in life, but he emerged as an epitome of happiness. He entered the door of Miles2Smile after a horrific incident that traumatized him to the core.
Education
Abu Baqar Siddiq is a 5 year old resident of Rohingya Camp, Firozpur Namak in Haryana. He has two siblings Rubina Akbar (7) and Sumiya Akhtar (3) and his father, Abu Taher (26), owned a grocery shop in the camp.
Education
Khushi’s father, Firoz Ahmed was among the 42 Muslims murdered by the Hindutva mob during the Northeast Delhi pogrom. Firoz was first brutally assaulted by the mob and later he was thrown in an auto and burnt live.
Education
In an effort to help Arsh’s family, Miles2Smile helped his father Salim to set up a general store at Mustafabad. We also started the concept of “Smile Card”.
Healthcare
On June 1, Amir Uddin, 17, and Islam Uddin, 18, from Patharkandi in the Sribhumi district, were attacked in a Hindu-dominated neighborhood near the Karimganj-Agartala highway.
Healthcare
When the heavy rains lashed across Jamslan and Shajroo, swallowing homes and washing away the fragile comfort of entire families, the destruction seemed endless.
Healthcare
By Sunday sunrise, 3, August, 2025, the narrow lanes of Loni, Ghaziabad, were already stirring with unusual energy. On the grounds of a local community center bustled to set up tables for what would become a lifeline for over 150 residents.
Healthcare
In the heart of Ghatmika, a small village nestled in Rajasthan, the sun rose over a hopeful day. On February 8th, 2024, a wave of compassion and care swept through the village, as Miles2Smile, an orga
Healthcare
"Allah, they killed my brother, my only brother. They killed him. I don’t even have a father, and he was the only one earning for us. They killed him too.” These were the sentences that Sameer’s
Healthcare
In the heart of the bustling Kalindi Kunj slum, where narrow lanes were teeming with people, a wave of hope and health arrived one fateful day. The Miles2Smile
Healthcare
I am recovering slowly, thanks to Miles2Smile “65-year-old Ismail started to respond to his treatment in the Sadar hospital and grew stronger, so that he could stand and walk on his own again af
Healthcare
I feel sad because I have to struggle alone in my life. When I am sick, I have no one to support me. I can't go to a private hospital because I can't afford it. In August of 2012, when military an