It's about changing the nation and making a difference… Science, Engineering and Technology combined with the Social and Economical perspectives of the human lives will indeed create smiles and build the nation......
SMILES is a rural based project. The main objective of SMILES is to introduce and implement the combination of technology and socio-economical interventions that may lead to an increased living standard for the people in the rural villages. More than 80% of the people in Nepal live in rural areas and out of them 42% under acute poverty line. Due to the political instability in Nepal, no solid policies and plans have been formulated to reduce poverty. Few NGOs and INGO:s working in Nepal have been able to make significant results in eliminating poverty. We believe communication technology within the reach of the poor and minority people is the most important tool that can bring significant change in the socio-economic status of the people. But technology itself is not sufficient to uplift the living standard of the rural people. We must participate in some more sectors that have direct impact on poor people’s living like rural electrification, education, health and sanitation and community entrepreneurship. SMILES is thus an integrated project targeted to bring significant change in the socio-economic status of the poor people living in the rural and hilly areas in Nepal.For more infomation please visit http://www.sntshpdl.blogspot.com/