{"id":73,"date":"2026-01-21T05:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-01-23T04:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:38:06","slug":"il-nostro-percorso","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/il-nostro-percorso","title":{"rendered":"Our Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Smailers is a story that stretches across time
A journey made of people, ideas, projects, and responsibility<\/p>

This page tells the path that brought us here
not to celebrate the past, but to preserve its value<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The origins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Smailers was born from a simple and profound need:
to be present\u2026 with a smile!<\/p>

Early volunteering experiences,\nCivil Protection work, community engagement,\nand encounters with vulnerability
gradually shaped a clear vision:\nhuman relationships come first<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Projects with children<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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For many years, the heart of Smailers\u2019 work
was dedicated to school-age children<\/p>

Through educational projects, prevention initiatives, and playful, formative activities,\nwe worked alongside schools, families, and communities<\/p>

It was a body of work centered on education and personal growth, using the \u201clearning through laughter\u201d methodology, through unique formats developed in collaboration with the Rome Provincial Fire Department.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Recognitions and awards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Over the years, several Smailers initiatives received official recognition, including commendations and awards also from the Presidency of the Italian Republic.<\/p>

These recognitions were never a finish line,
but confirmation of the seriousness and meaning of our work carried out<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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As often happens in real journeys, our path also went through a pause. Covid, together with personal circumstances, required us to slow down...not an ending, but a time of silence and reflection<\/p>

Today, Smailers resumes its path\nwith the same authenticity as always\nand a more conscious perspective<\/p>

The project dedicated to Dominick represents\na symbolic and concrete restart: the continuity of a mission that never truly stopped<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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For those who wish to learn more, we have gathered some traces of our work<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>over time<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Quella di Smailers \u00e8 una storia che attraversa il tempoUn cammino fatto di persone, idee, progetti e responsabilit\u00e0 Questa pagina racconta il percorso che ci ha portati fin quiNon per celebrare il passato, ma per custodirne il valore Le origini Smailers nasce da un bisogno semplice e profondo:esserci… con un sorriso! Le prime esperienze di […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348,"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}