2. Definition of SOCIAL ACTION (Webster)
an organized program of socioeconomic
reform; specif : activity on the part of an
interested group directed toward some
particular institutional change
3. “The betterment of the world
can be accomplished through
pure and goodly deeds, through
commendable and seemly
conduct.”
— Bahá’u’lláh
4. Effective Social Action
To build capacity in individuals and communities and
institutions
Intend moral, spiritual and social improvement as well
as helping people improve their physical condition.
Fully integrating spiritual principles into community
development activities, ideas, values and practical measures
emerge that promote self-reliance and safeguard human
dignity
Avoid patterns of dependency and conditions of
inequality
5. Social Action & Public Discourse
to address the concerns of society
Many individual Bahá'ís work in these fields
A number of Bahá’í-inspired organizations
have developed proven methods and programs
6. Social action includes a spectrum of activity ranging from short-
term informal efforts by individuals or small groups of friends…
7. … to complex programs of social and economic development
carried out by Bahá’í-inspired organizations
Projects range from simple tutorial schools to college-level
courses to village agricultural and health education projects
19. Building Learning Centers Youth Program in
Educating teenage girls in Kolkata
in Cambodia Philippines
West Nigeria Street kids HIV infected children - Vietnam Myanmar refugee children
Children Enrichment Center
Burmese Refugees - Water Tower Day Care Centers in Chennai
Haiti
27. Parent Involvement Junior Youth Empowerment Program
Study Circles Devotional Gatherings
Junior Youth Program for teenagers
Children Classes for village children
Devotional gatherings for villagers
28. Started a
Computer
Training Centers
for Village Youths
73. Sierra Leone- Africa
Micro-loans for guardians to look after
the education and welfare of orphans
The purpose of providing micro-loans/micro-grants to
the guardians is to provide them an opportunity to learn
to stand on their own feet, instead of keeping them
dependent on daily handouts.
76. The Ultimate Goal
Build the most great peace
and bring about the
unfoldment of a new world
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order and civilization
Bahá’ís actively pursue FOUR
principal lines of action:
77. Invite others to join with them in Study Circles:
1
designed to discipline the lives of participants and aid
them in applying spiritual principles to life’s practical
challenges
78. 2
Invite others to join with them in collective
efforts:
Such as children’s classes that lay the basis
for the future well-being of humankind.
79. 3
Invite others to join with them in collective efforts:
Such as devotional gatherings, that augment our
personal spiritual resources in order to motivate
greater achievement, sounder relationships and
greater reliance on God,
80. 4
Invite others to join with them in collective efforts:
that include Junior Youth Empowerment
Program to help the youth to foster their
spiritual identity, create a moral structure for
their lives and empower them to serve humanity
81. “I believe educating girls is
just as important as educating
boys. The first teachers of
children are mothers, and we
need to make sure they are
e d u c a t e d .”
- Natascha Yogachandra
