Education 4 Diversity

Our values

Ubuntu: a bond that connects all humanity

Values are not just high ideals – they are deeply held beliefs that we demonstrate through action.

 

At Education4diversity our guiding values are based on the African concept of Ubuntu: 

·       That all human beings are interconnected

·       That every action has implications for those around us

·       That personal identity is the result of the past and present lives of others

Within the Ubuntu concept the specific values
we espouse and want to share with schools and other organisations are:

with thanks to Groundswell Arts

with thanks to Groundswell Arts

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Values of structure:

EQUALITY

RIGHTS

PARTICIPATION

COMMUNITY

SUSTAINABILITY



 

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Values of relationship:

TRUST

COMPASSION

HONESTY

COURAGE

RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY

NON-VIOLENCE

FRIENDSHIP

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Values of spirit:

JOY

HOPE

LOVE

BEAUTY

SELFLESSNESS

TENACITY

 

Alex and Jonathan chat about the values that underpin their approach to diversity

We worked with a values-creating school in Burundi, central Africa in April 2023. Click on video to see students and teachers talk about what Ubuntu values like compassion and respect mean to them.

‘Just as in the biosphere diversity is strength, so in human culture diversity and acceptance of difference are the true bases of peaceful, flourishing and harmonious development.’

Helena Norberg-Hodge — Ancient Futures