Mission
Care for Children, a program of the Art of Living Foundation, partners with rural and tribal areas primarily in India and other underdeveloped countries, to establish schools and other educational infrastructure. The Care for Children program uniquely adds yoga and meditation to the primary educational program, and combines it with meals, transportation, clothing and healthcare, in order to meet all of the needs of the child. We also engage parents and others in the community through adult skill development programs such as organic farming, sewing and crafts, reading, mediation and other practices, all of which strengthen and uplift the socio-economics of the child’s community.
About Art of Living Foundation
The Art of Living Foundation offers programs to uncover the strength, peace, and joy that lie at the core of every human being. By nurturing the spirit and compassion of every individual, the Foundation seeks to help build a global society that is free of stress, violence, and misery - and full of service, wisdom, and celebration.
The Art of Living Foundation was inspired by the programs of spiritual leader and humanitarian His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar that began in 1982. It has been a nonprofit charitable organization registered with Canada Revenue Agency as an educational and humanitarian organization.
United Nations- Art of Living has been in consultative status with the United Nations since 1996, it is now one of the UN's largest volunteer-based NGOs, participating in a variety of committees and activities relating to health, education, sustainable development, conflict resolution, and disaster relief. It has joined in a partnership with the UNCEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) in October 2007.
The Art of Living Foundation was inspired by the programs of spiritual leader and humanitarian His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar that began in 1982. It has been a nonprofit charitable organization registered with Canada Revenue Agency as an educational and humanitarian organization.
United Nations- Art of Living has been in consultative status with the United Nations since 1996, it is now one of the UN's largest volunteer-based NGOs, participating in a variety of committees and activities relating to health, education, sustainable development, conflict resolution, and disaster relief. It has joined in a partnership with the UNCEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) in October 2007.
Tribal Rural Schools
Each school offers quality primary education and is also a hub for information for the entire cluster of villages providing services such as:
- Monthly Health camps for children and the women of the village
- Dissemination point for new agro technologies
- A community center for the entire village
- Adult Literacy programs
- Each school provides basic facilities, which along with locally trained youth leaders serves as a catalyst for holistic development for more than 1000 families spanning 10 villages.
- Monthly Health camps for children and the women of the village
- Dissemination point for new agro technologies
- A community center for the entire village
- Adult Literacy programs
- Each school provides basic facilities, which along with locally trained youth leaders serves as a catalyst for holistic development for more than 1000 families spanning 10 villages.
School Curriculum
In our tribal schools, we provide education till grade 5, and in our rural/slum schools, we provide education till grade 10. The children in our schools come from rural and tribal areas where staples of daily life in many regions - fresh drinking water, home structures that can withstand the elements, and an income - simply do not exist. The children who are raised in such a lifestyle require additional education to supplement the academic curriculum found in the Government-run schools.
The children are taught to take responsibility for their own schools and surrounding environment, inculcating human values at a young age. By doing so, the students imbibe a sense of social responsibility.
The children participate in tree-planting campaigns. They form debating, sports and literary clubs and organize cultural events for the annual day and Teacher's day events. Children also participate in programs such as ARTExcel, which is currently offered around the world through the Art of Living Foundation. Our rural program also includes computer workshops that help build the children's confidence in information technology, and improve their performance in school. In our largest school, we offer an annual field trip to the program graduates to major historic and cultural sites in their State.
The children are taught to take responsibility for their own schools and surrounding environment, inculcating human values at a young age. By doing so, the students imbibe a sense of social responsibility.
The children participate in tree-planting campaigns. They form debating, sports and literary clubs and organize cultural events for the annual day and Teacher's day events. Children also participate in programs such as ARTExcel, which is currently offered around the world through the Art of Living Foundation. Our rural program also includes computer workshops that help build the children's confidence in information technology, and improve their performance in school. In our largest school, we offer an annual field trip to the program graduates to major historic and cultural sites in their State.