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Safe housing & security
Secure homes where mothers and their children can rest, heal and build a stable family life.
Single Mothers Included, Loved & Empowered
S.M.I.L.E. Village
The ongoing fulfilment of a dream that began in 2007: a place of employment, housing and security for single mothers and their children.
A place to belong
S.M.I.L.E. Village
Single Mothers Included, Loved & Empowered — a place of employment, housing and security for mothers and their children.
Follow S.M.I.L.E. VillageHow we help
Three pillars of care.
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Dignified employment
Work on the S.M.I.L.E. Village farm — onions, butternut, carrots and poultry — creating honest, earned income.
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Family & faith community
Mentorship, discipleship and friendship that replace isolation with belonging and encouragement.
Voices of hope
In the mothers' own words.
Before S.M.I.L.E. I did not know where my children would sleep. Now we have a home, and I wake up with hope.
Mother at the villageResidentWorking on the farm means I can provide for my family with my own hands. I am proud of what we grow together.
Farm team memberS.M.I.L.E. farmHere I found sisters. We pray together, we laugh together, and our children grow up safe.
Mother at the villageResidentStories from the village
What a day at S.M.I.L.E. Village looks like.
The farm
Harvests that provide.
Season by season the mothers plant, tend and harvest onions, butternut and carrots — produce that feeds families and brings in income.
Home life
A place to belong.
Home visits, shared meals and gatherings turn neighbours into family, surrounding every mother with care.
The children
Childhoods that are safe.
Children grow up with room to play, learn and dream — the next generation rising with confidence.
Life at the village
A community growing together.
S.M.I.L.E. Village farm
Cultivating provision and possibility.
From fields of vegetables to the first crop of chicks, the farm is part of the practical work and shared life of S.M.I.L.E. Village.