New web page & mission!
A few weeks ago Smilemundo launched a new website which is the most visible reflection of the transformation that we have experienced in recent times, especially in relation to the scope and type of projects developed.
Young europeans learn to solve real world challenges with SmileUrbo
On June 24th, a group of young people between 18 and 25 years of age from England and Spain took part in a workshop about democracy and participation based on the game SmileUrbo. The activity was a part of the conference for the Youth and Human Rights…
SmileUrbo awarded in Brazil!
The presentation of awards for the seventh edition of the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) took place between the 15th and 17th of June in Sao Paolo Brazil. This year the event, which rewards innovative initiatives committed to meeting the UN’s Millennium…
Future social educators discover the SmileUrbo training tool
Education, SmileUrbo, Uncategorized
Last May, about thirty students of social education from the University of Barcelona participated in an educational workshop based on the game SmileUrbo. The event took place in the practical part of the course called Education for Development…
SmileUrbo will become more accessible for european educators
Education, SmileUrbo, Uncategorized
Erasmus+ is the new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for 2014-2020. The programme aims to boost skills and employability, as well as modernising education, training, and youth work. One of its main strategic lines…
SmileUrbo wins the World Summit Youth Award 2014
Awards, Development, Education, SmileUrbo
SmileUrbo, the interactive role-playing game developed by the organisation Smilemundo, has been named a finalist in the World Summit Youth Award. Each year, this international competition brings together young entrepreneurs from around the world who use the internet and mobile technology to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In 2014, there were nearly 1,900… Read more »
SmileUrbo, an innovative educational game
Development, Education, SmileUrbo
On July 10th, at a meeting for the final evaluation of the project SmileUrbo, The Village Game, took place in Barcelona. This game won a contest in 2013 for the Province of Barcelona in the category of Education and Awareness for Development. Throughout the past year, the organization driving the project, Smilemundo, has worked on… Read more »
We participated in eSTAS 2013
Crowdfunding, Events, Social Innovation
On the 26th and 27th of June, we will participate in the ‘8th Symposium of Technology for Social Action (eSTAS)’ in Malaga, under the theme ‘Cyberoptimism: Connected to an Attitude’. The event brings together more than 150 experts from around the world in the fields of new technologies in favour of social action and citizen… Read more »
Meet our volunteers!
Smilemundo is a grass-root organization that was created thanks to the hard work and dedication of volunteers. In its first year, 70 people from 10 countries came out to get it started, and we feel they deserve recognition. Volunteers from around the globe who are skilled in various fields ranging from finance to journalism run… Read more »
We featured at SenseCamp Barcelona 2013
Crowdfunding, Events, Social Innovation
The SenseCamp event, a day of networking aimed at young social entrepreneurs, took place on 27 April in Barcelona. Our Founder was one of the speakers taking part in the event, which were organised with the aim of addressing and debating the key challenges facing the social innovation and entrepreneurship sector. The meeting, which was… Read more »