We are a non-profit organization
that uses innovation to educate and raise awareness
Why?
To make a fun and stimulating path to a more conscious and sustainable world.
How?
Within a process of collaborative work, we identify social or environmental challenges and create solutions for them.
What?
We design and develop tools and creative experiences for the fields of education and awareness building: games, workshops, e-training, Web-based platforms...
... and we continue to innovate!
History
Smilemundo was born in the year 2011 in Barcelona. At first, we were committed to crowdfunding and we launched a platform to raise funds so that small organizations in the third sector could forge ahead with their projects.
After two years of intense work and after having acquired funds for more than 20 organizations, we have realized that education is the main pillar for the creation of a society based on sustainable development. For this reason, we have decided to now focus all our efforts, technological knowledge and creativity in the development of educational tools that serve to promote social values through play and innovation.
The first project we have developed within this line is the SmileUrbo game. It has been very well recognized and has received international awards. However, the most important thing for us is to ensure how our tools can stimulate participants to become aware of their role as citizens, stimulating them to be co-creators of a more responsible and sustainable world.
SmileUrbo
SmileUrbo is an interactive role playing game designed to teach players about real world social and environmental challenges. Through group participation and decision-making, the players learn collaboration, win-win negotiation, and conflict resolution.
Crowdfunding platform
This project promotes crowdfunding as a way for civic engagement and the creation of synergies, aimed at the improvement of the society, the environment and the living conditions of animals.
During the time it was in effect (2012-2014), a total of 70 projects of small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations were promoted, of which more than 20 received financial support.
Online training for NGOs
The objective of this project is to offer to organizations the knowledge on how to carry out successful online campaigns.
The training, which lasts about seven weeks, can be accessed online for free. We hope that nonprofits take the most out of it!
Team
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Aleksandra
Founder and Director
ZemkeResponsible for strategy, project development and fundraising. My goal is to lead and to coordinate the team in such a way that they reach their maximum creativity and effectiveness, but always having in mind the social impact as a priority. Master of Social Sciences, with Specialization in Resolution of Conflicts and Sustainable Development.
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Rebeca
Communication Manager
FebrerI am in charge of communication of the entity. With my work I contribute to dissemination and visibility to the projects of Smilemundo. My goal is to find the channels and most effective tools to deliver our messages to audiences which constitute the social sector and non-profit. A degree in journalism, specializing in social communication.
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Matylda
Leading Designer
ZawadzkaI develop the visual part of each project. My goal is that the projects of Smilemundo have, in addition to a social purpose, a level of design and usability as high as the for profit projects. A Master’s in Social Sciences, and I have also studied design illustration.
Thanks
Since the beginning, we have been co-creating Smilemundo with more than 100 coworkers and volunteers, from all parts of the world.
We want to especially thank the members of our Board of Directors, Mariola Szek and Justyna Tinc, and the Foundation iWith.org, for helping us to achieve our project take off.
Thanks to all the contributors and volunteers and the work you do to make Smilemundo possible!
See our list of acknowledgmentsFancesc Bassas i Bullich - programming
Marta Czuban - graphic design
Andrea Fasolo - programming
Kamila Pydzińska - social media
Joanna Pasjak - accountancy
Carmen Andu, Carlos Andreas, Joanna Bekker, Belen Beloso, Laura Bruna Plaza, Antonio Caballero Sanchez, Nuria Culebras, Paulina Cardinale, Eleonor Crossley, Agata Czerniak, Magda Głowacz, Allie Ground,Miranda Gubbels, Sara Gonzalez, Liliana Gonzalves, Belen Jarabo, Shawna Jones, Karol Kornet, Monika Łazarkowicz, Carlene Liriano, Leah Mothersbaugh, Liviana Ana Moreno, Alexa Pust, Dani Ramirez, Kelsey Ray, Beata Rybaczewska, Maria Serrato, Danielle Storms, Katarzyna Sulicka, Monica Spychała, Joanna Szostakowska, Karolina Todorowa, Magda Tsartsari, Michal Nassius, Anuska Sampedro, Cristina Sánchez Pascual, Clara Sánchez Vázquez, Matt Sinise, Caroline Quintanar, David Uwakwe, Amanda Wirthlin, Asia Zielińska, Urszula Żurek-Kucharska, Michał Mikłowski, Gabrielle Weininger, Michelle Koo, Victoria Estrada, Justyna Rajtar.
and many, many more who joined us for shorter moments...
Without you it would never work! You rock!
Awards
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Winner
World Summit Youth Award
Sao Paulo (Brasil), 2015 -
Winner
Education and Awareness Building for Development
Diputación de Barcelona, 2013 -
Finalist
European Youth Award, 2014
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Semifinalist
Reimagine Learning, 2014
News See All NEWS
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New projects on social and solidarity economy
We have started a process of transnational cooperation with the Citizens’ Initiatives Center in Słupsk to explore and transfer good practices on social economy from Barcelona to this municipality in northern Poland. Within this collaboration framework, we plan to develop several projects.
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The Forum for New Local Governance is born
The City Council of Granollers wants to promote a space for citizen, political and academic debate around the great global challenges presented by local and democratic governance in the 21st century. Smilemundo is responsible for supporting the initiative, through the design and programming of communication materials.
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