Worldwide Organizations - Ubuntuworks

Greater Good in Education

Greater Good in Education is produced by UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center (GGSC). The GGSC studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society—what we call “the science of a meaningful life.” As part of the GGSC, THE Education Program presents education professionals with practical, scientific insights that help them bring the science of a meaningful life into their lives, schools, and classrooms. It draws on disciplines such as social-emotional learning (SEL), mindfulness, character education, and related topics. The goal is to help them better understand the roots of kind, helpful—or “prosocial”—behavior and emotional well-being, and how they can build those skills in themselves, their colleagues, and their students. Greater Good in Education advances the work of the GGSC Education Program by distilling key strategies for the social, emotional, and ethical development of students and for the well-being of the adults who work with them, synthesizing the top insights and practices from science, programs, and practitioners. It takes the science that the GGSC has been covering for years and puts it into a format tailored to the needs of educators, building on the other programs and activities of the GGSC Education Program. Ultimately, we hope to help transform the way education professionals think about the purpose of education and what it means to be a human being. For more information visit https://ggie.berkeley.edu. Photo courtesy of Greater Good in Education

Hunhu and the Zimbabwean Education System

The Education system needs at its foundation to move from Colonial Education to one based on the notion of Hunhu or Ubuntu.

In-Accord

In-Accord resolves challenging cases and trains leaders and employees in gaining insights to improve work-based communication and relationship skills.

Alliance for Unitive Justice

The Alliance for Unitive Justice (AUJ) is a Virginia non-profit headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to cultivating and sustaining communities that are connected, creative, supportive and restorative.

Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts

Mia (Minneapolis Institute of Art) envisions the Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts (CEVA) taking a leading role in collaborating with fellow museum colleagues as well as researchers, scholars, content experts, and other influencers to research and explore best practices for fostering empathy and global awareness through the power of art and to share these finding with the field. In our increasingly divisive world, polarized by issues regarding politics, racial inequities, marriage equality, global warming, income disparities, and immigration policies, it becomes clear that our failures to understand other people’s feelings are exacerbating prejudice, conflict, and inequality. If we wish to develop not only a more equal society but a happier and more creative one, we will need to look outside ourselves and attempt to identify with the experiences of others. This critical skill is called empathy, which, according to Roman Krznaric, an expert on empathy, “has the power to transform relationships, from the personal to the political, and create fundamental social change.” Art museums, with their collections filled with stories of humanity from across the globe, are well-positioned to play a vital role in helping people understand each other. Minneapolis Institute of Art champions the power of art—and the responsibility of art museums—to spark curiosity and creativity, connect people across cultural differences, and engage our individual and shared values. The Benefits of Empathy From CEVA’s white paper, here are the specific benefits of empathy, both professionally and personally: Read more about the Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts at https://new.artsmia.org/empathy

The Compassionate Listening Project (TCLP)

The Compassionate Listening Project (TCLP) endeavors to bring compassion to individuals and communities and to create cultures of peace and healing. We accomplish this through workshops, facilitator training, listening journeys and partnerships with humanitarian, social justice and peace-building groups. These offerings cultivate practices that hold courageous and generative space to bring people together across differences. Guided by our commitment to listen and speak from the heart, we cultivate a living culture that grounds TCLP’s vision, principles, practices, and values. This culture embraces human dignity, equity, and inclusivity, as we aspire to expand our ability to authentically see each other as human beings. We humbly believe that this journey is a continual process of learning and unlearning. Compassionate Listening is Read more at https://www.compassionatelistening.org/