These three visionaries have spent their lives teaching the Transcendental Meditation technique to disadvantaged youth in South Africa, and have pioneered the free post-secondary education movement through the free universities that they’ve established. John de Jager are the founders of Maharishi Institute, an umbrella organization that runs the school. Every student is instructed in the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program as part of the curriculum, and every student receives free access to a university education.ĭr. One bright light is the Maharishi Invincible Institute (MII) in Johannesburg, which serves students who normally would not receive a higher education. Three out of four youth are unemployed, spending their days roaming the streets of the townships without hope of a higher education or a job. Yet nearly twenty years later, the majority of South Africans are still living in high-density shack communities and squatter camps, many without running water or electricity. When apartheid ended in 1991, people all over the world rejoiced as South Africa stepped into an era of equality and progress. Maharishi Institute of South Africa: A Foundation in Consciousness
INVISIBLE INSTITUTE FULL
It offers a loving, supportive, and nurturing environment in which every student naturally rises to develop their full innate potential. Maharishi Institute supports students’ intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth. This is why we call our approach Stepping Stones to educational and economic freedom. The Maharishi Institute provides the financing, education access, skills development path, personal development tools, and a supportive environment so that these students can make it step by step to a life of success and achievement. The majority of youth graduating from South Africa’s high schools are in great need of the experiential skills to make them highly employable, and the entrepreneurial background to build successful businesses, and need the financial support and the academic learning skills to enter and succeed in post-secondary school studies. OpportunityĮvery student can make it to a life of success and achievement. The Institute enriches the distance education learning experience and makes it complete through the provision of comprehensive support services, including work experience, infrastructure access, bridging programmes, and self development programmes. Maharishi Institute provides financial access to the qualifications of its education partners which students access via distance education, while gaining work experience. The Maharishi Invincibility Institute is a non-profit organisation established in June 2007 to develop a new generation of leaders for South Africa. “My colleagues put serious care into all elements of their work, including how they approach investigations and how they prioritize forming lasting relationships in the communities that we cover.Maharishi Invincibility Institute, South Africa I started with the Invisible Institute in 2017, and I’ve been here ever since because I deeply admire how our team approaches the essential work of human rights reporting,” said Fan. “I am excited to step into this leadership role and continue to work alongside this incredible team. He holds a masters in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he studied nonprofit journalism models. I look forward to supporting this critical work in an advisory capacity,” says outgoing executive director Patel.Īndrew Fan is the long-time Chief Operating Officer of the organization, and is part of the team that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. This transition comes at a pivotal time when the organization can leverage Andrew’s experience as Chief Operating Officer and his journalism practice for continued growth.
I am excited for this new phase of leadership and growth for the Invisible Institute. “It’s an honor to have served in this role and been a part of facilitating this evolution. The Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Fan as the Interim Executive Director for the next year. This September, he will be stepping down from his position as Executive Director. Over the last year, Hilesh Patel has led the Invisible Institute team through a crucial phase of development.
0 kommentar(er)
