Vote for SMILES!!!!!

Creating SMILES - building the Nation (SMILES) is a youth initiative based on the conclusion that using engineering and technology in an environmental friendly way can create the prerequisites needed for the development of education and health care in the rural villages.  These will lead to an increased number of job opportunities and sustainable village life. Opportunities to start various community development projects may rise. These will open up a variety of chances for substantial and sustainable incomes and community entrepreneurship. Thus, the combination of technology and socio-economic interventions will lead to an increased living standard for the people in the rural villages. In Nepal where more than 80% of the people live in rural areas and out of them 42% still live under acute poverty line, it will provide the villagers with information, education and health care along with an enhanced employment market. SMILES is run by an NGO Help Himalaya (http://www.helphimalaya.org.np/ ).

 
It is a matter of pride for all of us that Creating SMILES – building the nation has been recently selected to be featured at the Clinton Global Initiative University Annual General Meeting 2010, April 16-18, University of Miami, Florida. This event is being jointly organized by 42^nd  US President Bill Clinton and the University of Miami.

Recently we have entered into Dell Social Innovation competition 2010 organized by the University of Texas and Dell Inc. The competition is looking for college students with ground breaking idea in mind from around the world who want to improve areas of critical human need through innovation. From all the entries, the judges from the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas select up to 50 semifinalist entries to move to the second round of competition. Also, the 10 ideas with the most votes move forward as semifinalists.

 

Voting Ends– March 4, 23:00 UTC
 

Semifinalists Announced – March 5 

So we would like to request you for your support in our participation in one of the prestigious competitions.

To vote for the project Creating SMILES- building the nation, please follow the instructions:

Step I: Follow this link: http://www.dellsocialinnovationcompetition.com/

Step II: Click "Register Now" and create an account with a username, password and a mailing id.

Step III: After your account has been created you can search for the project Creating SMILES – building the nation in the customized search box at the top right part of the site.

Step IV:  After searching the project, you can vote for us by clicking at the promote button at the left side of the project description.

Step V: Do not forget to forward this message to all of your acquaintances.

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Happy Voting!!!!!!!!!!

Help us spread the words SMILES. You can update your Status on the social networking sites as "I am voting for a Nepalese youth Initiative Creating SMILES – building the nation in the Dell Social Innovation Competition 2010. Are you?" Don't forget to attach the link http://sntshpdl.blogspot.com/2010/02/vote-for-smiles.html.

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Thanking You,

With best regards

Santosh Poudel

Founder and Team Leader

SMILES