Guiding Principles

We believe that local knowledge and global understanding are the starting points in developing an ethic in environmental and development education. Local ownership of environmental and development education programs, open participation and equality remain the foundation of our organisation. We aim to strengthen this foundation through the following guiding principles:

• Live & Learn Environmental Education seeks to establish action-based, effective and creative learning models and teaching methodologies of environmental and development issues in the developed and developing world;
• Live & Learn Environmental Education emphasises the importance of linking schools, school managers and teachers with the community, chiefs, elders, parents and NGOs so that communities in their entirety are involved with environmental and development education;
• Live & Learn Environmental Education strives to work in appropriate partnerships with local teachers, communities, NGOs, and government agencies, respecting their position and addressing their needs;
• Live & Learn Environmental Education shares knowledge, information and lessons learnt with national partners and colleagues along with the wider regional and international community;
• Live & Learn Environmental Education does not discriminate between gender, race, political opinions, age, sexual preferences or religion and does at all times promote equality and fairness among staff, beneficiaries and partners.