The ambassador of smiles

They call him Mister Smile or the ambassador of smiles because for many years, he has been travelling throughout the world donating smiles to children in orphanages, on the streets of the favelas, and in hospitals in war-torn areas, from Iraq to Ukraine. He has been in more than 100 countries and his fame even reached the United Nations, where he was invited to speak on March 2016, on the occasion of International Day of Happiness, receiving a standing ovation. Thirty-three-year-old Andrea Caschetto, from Ragusa, Sicily, was one of the speakers of the conference, “Hoping Together”, which was organized by Fraternità di Romena and held on 8-9 July. He is at ease on stage, he stands up, sits down, approaches the forestage and addresses the public. He exudes joy and a zest for life. But it has not always been this way. When he was 15, ...