Oases Friendship International One Year, Twelve Countries & Counting! Participants Finish 1st Year L3 Course
In early 2024, Oasis extended its Pay It Forward project internationally, bringing together educators from 12 countries to promote holistic education through the Oasis L3 course. This initiative fosters global friendships through self-education and giving, engaging alternative schools, nonprofits, and community leaders.
Over the year, L3 workshops and youth camps reached Ukraine, Thailand, Netherlands, Cambodia, Spain, Uganda, France, and Russia. In October, participants reunited for the second part of the L3 course (October 13–22) and a crash course for newcomers (October 10–12).
The course was facilitated by Sheeba Nair along with Dr Neha Vakharia and Tina Vasudeva
I feel very blessed to have met and interacted with so many kind hearted, warm and loving global educators. Each and every one has inspired me with their thoughts and actions.
Oases Friendship International community is a symbol of love and trust - a beautiful bond that transcends borders. This journey has strengthened my belief that all of humanity, be it from any part of the globe, share the same dream of a better, peace-led world.
~ Tina Vasudeva, Chief Coordinator, Oases Friendship International
Workshop Glimpses & Reflections
Felt deeply recovered and healed, reigniting a newfound zest for Life
"I went through my own darkness and could see the heights again. It was undoubtedly an important turning point in my life, and I consider it a great gift and source of support. I regained clarity about my direction, renewed my connection with myself, my inner strength, and my spirit. This experience has made me feel more holistic, peaceful, and has reignited the energy of life within me." ~ Natalia Demidova, Ukraine
Something has truly changed within, I feel free & strong"I feel that it was useful, structured knowledge but even more I feel the love with which you shared it with us. I haven’t felt so much care and support in a long time. I feel like something has changed inside me. I feel like I can breathe more freely and I feel better, like I am stronger." ~Ira Sokolova, France
Heart Awakening! Learnt to become a practitioner of values, not just preacher"This course is capable of not only teaching or advocating about character but it awakens your heart. The success of any course depends on the level of integration of learning to their lives, this is such a process where you are transformed to be practitioner than a mere teacher." ~ Dilshan Fernando,Sri Lanka
Helpful, clear, simple, and lovable!"This workshop made me feel empowered again. It makes total sense that our lives are interdependent and that we need each other to be the best of ourselves." ~ Ruud van Middelaar, Netherlands
A thoughtful & principled design to meaningfully enhance life & relationships"I feel like I have got a clear compass full of principles and methods that will clear the way for what is important long term. I enjoyed the mixture of different ways to practice, the information, the relevance of information to my life and my relationships. I loved how everything was taken so seriously and salute how much thought is invested in it. " ~ Amit Lavi, Israel
Love & care for self is pre-requisite for loving others"This workshop was a special gift for me and the people in my life. As an educator this workshop has taught me to prioritize myself in terms of love and health which will help me to be in the best position to lead others with kindness and love, reminding me that I can never give what I don’t have myself." ~ Olivia Nannono, Uganda
I felt supported and at the same time pushed to develop further"Many parts were quite hard to do and emotionally straining, but I felt that there is experience and wisdom behind it. I was also impressed by the ‘holistic’ or ‘systematic’ approach – connecting different parts, bringing in the importance of things that are overlooked or taken for granted." ~ Dmitri Makarov, Russia
Made me a more active & aware listener as an Educator "As an educator, listening is really important to have and to be good at as I need to work among children who will have stories to share every day. I need to be able to choose the type of listening in the events which I will be in to make sure children’s stories are heard and understood." ~ Thanadol Thoolmala, Thailand
Love for Facilitators
True to herself and true to her words. Sheeba is full of understanding, compassion and love. She would be someone that I personally would aspire to be. I understand where she finds her courage and confidence. It’s the love in her heart. It is that love of the facilitator that enables us to listen, to understand, to not feel inferior or threatened by others and to simply hold hands and walk the journey." ~ Dilshan Fernando,Sri Lanka
Sheeba is the best facilitator I have ever met with love and knowledge. I respect her deeply. She is such a wonderful example as a teacher, leader, mother. She integrated the content of the L3 so deeply, she can work with all of us. Also Tina, Preeti, Dr Neha, Pallavi, Sanjiv and the housekeeping team – great thanks for everything. ~ Dorianne de Groot, Netherlands
Tina & Neha were fantastic. I love the way they integrated their stories and the learning. The examples made me understand more. I believe they are a gift to humanity.
~ Sheli Roselyne Mathias, Kenya
"It will come to every country with us to Thailand, Cambodia, Russia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Kenya and Ukraine,to our families and organisationsand it will grow, little by little, step by step."
Editor-In-Chief: Riya Shah, Aatmaja Soni,
Divya Hadiya
Editorial Team: Sanjiv Shah, Sheeba Nair
IT Team: Alkesh Raval, Mehul Panchal
Alive Newsletter/ Magazine4 December 2024
Year 17, Issue 27
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