Outreach Programmes
Outreach Programmes


Knowledge is not of the north or the south, the east or the west. It is at all time and all places and belongs to all of us. The heritage of all humanity belongs to each human being. Until we are open to that we cannot expect our humanity to flower.

Here we present an ever growing list of Vedic inspired outreach programmes across South Africa, working tirelessly to uplift the consciousness and quality of life for all who live in our beautiful country.

The Consciousness-Based education programme (CBE) provides a practical, proven approach to prevent anti-social behaviour and other educational problems by developing the creative intelligence and inner happiness of every student.

CBE allows students to truly know themselves, to experience the field of pure consciousness, the source of thought, the Self, which is also the common basis of all fields of knowledge. This is accomplished through the simple, natural technique of Transcendental Meditation (TM), practised for a short time twice a day.

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  • AFFILIATION Transcendental Meditation, South Africa
  • AIMS & IDEALS
    A programme which can be easily introduced to any school to promote in the developing the full creative potential of consciousness which makes the students masters of their life; they spontaneously command situations and circumstances. Their behavior is always nourishing to themselves and everyone around them. They have the natural ability to fulfill their own interests without jeopardizing the interests of others. Such ideal, enlightened individuals are the result of ideal education— Consciousness-Based Education

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  • PROVINCE Country Wide
IAHV is an international humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization committed to promote resurgence of human values in all aspects of life across the globe.

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  • AFFILIATION Art of Living Foundation - South Africa
  • AIMS & IDEALS
    The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) is committed to enhancing the quality of life for all people by building a global community based on the human values we all share in common, while celebrating the diversity of cultural and religious identities.

    Through a multitude of self-awareness, education and outreach programs, IAHV aims to revive human values that transcend religious, ethnic and cultural differences. These values include a sense of belonging to a common humanity, respect and consideration for all people, compassion and non-violence, a commitment to preserving the natural environment, and a social service ethic.



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  • PROVINCE Country Wide
Invincible South Africa is a national initiative to create an influence of national coherence and peace that will completely reverse the trend of negativity and violence plaguing our country.

This forms part of a global initiative that is underway in over 3000 cities world-wide to achieve sustainable positive change, through a scientifically-validated and highly cost-effective approach.

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  • AFFILIATION Transcendental Meditation, South Africa
  • AIMS & IDEALS
    Invincible South Africa is a national initiative to create an influence of national coherence and peace that will completely reverse the trend of negativity and violence plaguing our country.

    Invincible South Africa has three goals:
    1. Significantly reduce violent crime in South Africa
    2. Create a prevailing climate of productivity and coherence, in which conflict and violence have no place
    3. Achieve stable and balanced economic growth, enhanced employment levels, significantly reduce poverty, and thereby address the economic causes of crime.

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  • PROVINCE Country Wide
Living Values Education Programme (LVEP) is a comprehensive values education programme that provides resources for values–based education, including training and a wide variety of experiential, values–based activities and methodologies for educators, facilitators, parents, and caregivers. Education in values has been identified as a pivotal need in our society to help address the concerns and effects of violence, social problems, and crime. In South Africa the program is supported by the National Department of Education and has been implemented at various schools in all the provinces of South Africa and to date approximately 10 000 teachers have been trained in the living values methodology. The program is OBE friendly. The program is implemented in schools, childrens homes and street children agencies.

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  • AFFILIATION Brahma Kumaris, South Africa
  • AIMS & IDEALS
    Living Values Education Program is a comprehensive values education program. This innovative global program offers training, a practical methodology and a wide variety of experiential values activities to educators, facilitators, parents and caregivers to help them provide the opportunity for children and young adults to explore and develop universal values. Educators are asked to think about their values, use their creativity to see how they can incorporate values into their curriculum in a practical way, and create a values-based atmosphere. The curriculum includes Living Values Activities for peace, respect, love, cooperation, happiness, honesty, humility, responsibility, simplicity, tolerance, freedom and unity. Used in formal and informal settings, LVE also has special materials for use with children affected by war, children in difficult circumstances (street children) and youth in need of drug rehabilitation.




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The Maharishi Institute was created in 2007 to take accessible tertiary education to another level, to showcase South Africa as a leading innovator in education provision, and create a worldwide breakthrough using the approach of Consciousness-Based Education.

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  • AFFILIATION Transcendental Meditation, South Africa
  • AIMS & IDEALS
    The Maharishi Institute was created to take accessible tertiary education to another level, to showcase South Africa as a leading innovator in education provision, and create a worldwide breakthrough using the approach of Consciousness-Based Education.

  • ADDRESS
    9 Ntemi Piliso Street
    Corner Marshall
    Johannesburg

  • PROVINCE Gauteng