Our Mission
Live and Learn Centres: Empowering Communities Worldwide Through Education and Skills Development
1. Free Coaching and Training for Underprivileged Children
At Live and Learn Centres, we aim to collaborate closely with governments, and government schools, to provide essential coaching and educational support to children who lack such resources at home. We believe in helping these children fully harness the opportunities of the free education offered by the Indian Government, and the governments of other countries.
It is only natural for young people to dream of exploring the world and creating a better future for themselves. The Live and Learn Foundation® is dedicated to equipping children from low-income families with the education and skills necessary to thrive in life. Our centres across India, and in other countries, will aim to ensure that, when these children grow into young adults, they can step confidently into the world, secure meaningful employment, support themselves, and make lasting contributions to society in their chosen fields.
We are also deeply committed to the inclusion of children with learning and other disabilities. The Live and Learn Foundation® aims to offer free, specialized education to low-income children with special educational needs, ensuring that no child is left behind.
Paid tuition will also be offered for children whose parents can afford to pay. This will create a sustainable stream of income for every Live and Learn Centre.
2. Free Arts, Crafts, and Skills Training for Adults
Our centres also aim to offer free arts, crafts, and skills training to men and women in towns and villages across India, and in other countries around the world. By empowering them with these valuable skills, we will enable them to achieve financial independence and better support themselves and their families.
Our Vision for the Live and Learn Centres Around the World
Our vision for the Live and Learn Centres extends far beyond India. We aspire to create these centres in other parts of India and, eventually, around the world, wherever they are needed. We envision the Live and Learn Centres as safe, welcoming, and enriching spaces where underprivileged children and adults can not only access free education and skills training but also enjoy healthy, nutritious meals and non-alcoholic beverages—all provided on an ‘honour system.’ This means that while people who can afford it can pay for their food, those who cannot afford it have the option to eat for free, or to exchange skills or work in return for meals if they wish. Children will always eat for free.
We aim for these centres to be vibrant community hubs, hosting a variety of events including arts, music, dance, and literary gatherings, along with lectures and workshops on topics ranging from yoga and meditation to spirituality, self-development, and the latest advancements in science, technology, and organic, sustainable farming. We dream of places where people from all castes, classes, and walks of life can come together to meet, eat, drink, and be merry; to take classes, learn new things, exchange ideas, and truly ‘live and learn.’
A Scalable Model for Global Impact
The model for our Live and Learn Centres is designed to be scalable. Each centre is managed by residents of the community it serves, as they are best equipped to understand and address the specific needs and values of their societies.
We have already received requests to open more centres in villages around Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, and we hope to do so in due course.
Our vision doesn't stop at India’s borders. We aspire to create Live and Learn Centres in other countries across the globe. We recognize that educational and community hubs like these can provide critical resources and foster a deep sense of belonging among underprivileged and isolated members of communities, not only in the developing world but also in developed nations.
The Live and Learn Foundation® is committed to making a world without poverty, and with true social equality, a reality. Through our scalable model, we believe this vision can spread across borders and cultures, creating a global network of empowered, self-sufficient communities.