The World Smile Initiative
Please join our campaign to change the world. One smile at time.
The World Smile Initiative is a recognized IRS 501(c)(3) N
WHY?
The world is in a growing crisis of disconnection and being emotionally overwhelmed. This reality affects people of all ages, but children and adolescents are especially vulnerable. Many are struggling to build meaningful relationships or develop the emotional tools they need to survive in today’s world.
At the World Smile Initiative™, we believe that kindness and connection aren’t luxuries, they are essential to mental health, resilience, and community well-being.
Our simple, accessible tools are designed to nurture the basic human need for connection through small, consistent actions:
• The Kindness Kube™, a visual daily reminder offering five simple prompts, encourages students and adults alike to pause and connect, starting with a smile.
• The Make Me Smile with Miist™ podcast, a top 15 mental health show, blends stories, music, and psychology to spark reflection and inspire practical ways to reconnect with ourselves and others.
We don't tell people to smile. We help them want to again.
Through real-life examples and positive prompts, we show how people can rediscover what it means to be human—curious, connected, kind—and how even 15 seconds of intentional action can change our world.
The Kindness Kube™
At the World Smile Initiative™, we believe the world needs more light, hope and connection. Founded to support Miist’s vision, our mission is simple: to bring smiles back into everyday life. The Kindness Kube™ gives us a daily remember to do 15 second actions that change our world.
15 second actions that change our world
Imagine the ripple effect if every middle school student started their day with a moment of kindness.
Right now our goal is to raise $25,000 by August to provide Kindness Kubes™ to thousands of middle school classrooms - creating weekly moments of
reflection, connection and kindness for students and teachers alike.
15 Second actions to change your world.
Make Me Smile by Miist
The Make Me Smile by Miist podcast is your weekly dose of inspiration, designed to spark joy and connection in an increasingly challenging world. Miist speaks in depth about why we do the things we do and how that impacts our world. From letting fear live our life to the amazing gift of daydreaming...
Could YOu Lend me a smile
The world record song that gave birth to the World Smile Initiative.
In 2024 Miist read the story of a young Japanese man who died from "Lonely death". His plight moved her to write this important global song about learning to smile again. It was simultaneously adapted in 15 languages. The World Smile Initiative™ takes that message and spreads it through the Kindness Kube™ and her Make Me Smile™ podcast which shows us how we can take back control of the world around us by simple 15 second actions that remind us how to be human. (Click on picture to play.)
