Center for Human Values

..... enriching life through self-awareness and Educare
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“The five elements are natural phenomena in creation. Similarly, the five Human Values are natural to human beings.”
- Sri Sathya Sai Baba

About Us

The Center for Human Values (CHV) is a values-based service organization that seeks to develop an awareness of human values that already reside within us. Knowledge of this treasure within could allow humans to achieve the true purpose of their lives.

CHV was established as a non-profit corporation that serves educational and charitable purposes.

Mission

CHV envisions a positive change through the revitalization of human values in all aspects of life – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, educational, etc.

The primary purpose of CHV is two-fold:

 ⮚ Offer universal human values-based programs and events for children and adults aimed at character building and well-being by drawing out the inherent goodness in every human being.

 ⮚ Free academic coaching and tutoring and educational improvement programs for people of all ages via academic tutoring and coaching. The priority and focus are to provide this service for children who need it most due to either economic or family challenges.

Our inspiration and guide is Sathya Sai Baba, an eminent world educator and founder of schools and universities in India as well as internationally. His vision promoted excellence in academics through an emphasis on human values and ethics. His universal teachings include values-oriented living and selfless service as a means for enhancing one’s own growth and development.

Human Values

THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN VALUES LIES IN THE FACT THAT THEY HELP LIFE TO REACH ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL.

Center for Human Values seeks to develop an awareness of the universal inherent human values which enable humans to reach their highest potential. It is not enough that we just live our lives. The more important question is how do we live it?

We believe the fundamental pillars for achieving our true human potential is to practice living the five human values of Truth, Right Action, Peace, Love and Nonviolence.

"Human Values are born within man; they are not obtained from outside. Yet man in his ignorance is not aware of these values. When man sheds his ignorance, he will experience his divine nature.”
- Sathya Sai Speaks Vol 28 Disc 10, April 15th 1995
Pillar of Truth

Truth is that
which is to be lived

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Right Action is that
which is to be practiced

Pillar of Peace
Peace is that
which is to be experienced
Pillar of Love

Love is the state
in which to exist naturally

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Nonviolence is the realization
of oneness of all-beings

Programs

THE center for human values (CHV) PLACES A STRONG EMPHASIS on virtous conduct in our daily lives and aims to lead by example.

Awareness of Human Values (AHV)

Our programs are based on the philosophy of Educare, which means to  draw out what is already within.  The programs are designed to draw out, accentuate and nurture an individual’s positive qualities and capabilities to aid in translating human values into positive action.  The programs are experiential and transformational in nature. Program techniques include carefully chosen experiential activities such as quotations, stories, silent reflections, and practical life applications.

The “End of Education is Character.” While worldly education focuses on earning a living, practicing the five human values leads to virtuous living. This results in a compassionate heart with a sacred urge to take action in practical ways for the well-being of the community. Our first principle is “First be, then do.” This means to lead by example. Our program facilitators are encouraged to practice self-inquiry – not just knowing and understanding the values but resonating with the possibilities of the practical application of the values. 

AHV Activities

Workshops and events on several topics and for the target audience have been offered – all exploring through the lens of the five human values of Love, Truth, Right Action, Peace, Nonviolence.

AHV activities are offered in the following areas:

  • Parenting– Parenting workshops explore many aspects of effective parenting to build a strong and loving parent-child relationship and exchange tips on practical and positive parenting to reinforce values in children. 
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Juvenile Justice Program– Juvenile Delinquency Rehabilitation programs based on healing the afflictions of childhood trauma through the practice of Radical Compassion.
  • Yoga for Excellence – Yoga classes for excellence in the balancing of body, mind, and emotions through stress management at home, at schools, in the workplace, in rehabilitation centers, as well as in women’s shelters.
  • Medical Professionals- Workshops for healthcare professionals highlight living human values in the healthcare realm, and explore how the engagements of our hearts as well as our minds in the service of others can enable us to more deeply and effectively care for our patients and their families, and each other.
  • Values in Action

Click on the above links to learn more about each area of work.

Academic Coaching and Tutoring (ACT)

The goal of the Academic Coaching and Tutoring program is to provide free educational improvement programs for children via academic tutoring and coaching for the development of life skills. Priority and focus are to provide this service for children who need it most due to either economic or family challenges. CHV-ACT provides personalized academic tutoring to strengthen the subject knowledge using high-quality instructional materials aligned with classroom content to reinforce in-school instruction.

Remote as well as in-person tutoring can be offered in English Comprehension, Mathematics, and the Sciences for Grades 1 – 12.

Additionally, ACT offers workshops in college admission preparation guidelines for parents and children in grades 9–12.

ACT seeks to build partnerships with local schools and community groups to offer this free service to build a robust tutoring program for individual children and communities that need it the most.

ACT’s tutor volunteers are provided a mandatory tutor orientation including familiarity with the National Tutor Association Tutor Code of Ethics.

Individuals or organizations who are interested in availing themselves of our free tutoring services are requested to please complete the Request for Tutoring Registration form.

To learn more about the Academic Coaching & Tutoring Program click here

Activities

New Tutoring Program by Sri Sathya Sai Global Council Center of Raleigh, NC Raleigh Sai Center Tutoring Program

Calendar of Events

Calendar Events

Resources

Journey from Unconscious to Conscious Living - Chat Sessions

Inner Transformation – Understanding Human Values
(23 min)
Inner Transformation – where and how to apply Human Values
(23 min)
Self-evaluation on Inner Transformation
(21 min)

Contact US

Our Founder
Sri Sathya Sai Baba (1926 - 2011)

Sathya Sai Baba – Educationist and Humanitarian

The founder of Sri Sathya Sai Organizations around the world is Sathya Sai Baba, who was a renowned educationist, humanitarian, and social reformer (1926-2011). Even though living in a remote village in India, Sai Baba’s teachings and works inspired ongoing educational and humanitarian service projects in virtually every country in the world.  His mission has simply been to transform each individual, family, and society by making all understand our interconnectedness and oneness via the shared universal human
values of Truth, Right Action, Peace, Love and Nonviolence.  These values are inherent in each individual and have been fostered by all of the great religious traditions throughout history.

Sai Baba’s life and teachings can be summarized by the following eight words –

“Love All, Serve All” “Help Ever, Hurt Never”.

Sathya Sai Baba initiated several rural humanitarian service projects including providing free drinking water, free medical care, and free education from kindergarten to post doctorate levels.  Students at all levels are taught to have gratitude to their parents and society by offering their skills and talents in the form of service.  These service projects have been initiated in and around his village of Puttaparthi, India and then replicated throughout India and the world.  Many of the projects focus on those in society who
have been downtrodden and neglected by offering skills training, tutoring, and various education programs, to help them develop self-sufficiency and a better quality of life.

The philosophy of SSSPAVE – the Sri Sathya Sai Program for Awareness of Human Values and Educare is based upon and inspired by the teachings of Sathya Sai Baba. Our goal is to help implement the practice of these inherent human values in every aspect of life, via practical educational programs to achieve confidence and success in all ventures for individual and societal benefit.

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Tutoring Program by Raleigh Sai Center NC

Tutoring program by Sathya Sai Center of Raleigh, NC

Following the dictum “We are YOUR instruments of love”, and with the intention of giving back to the community, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center of Raleigh, NC. in the Southeast Region 3 of Zone 1 coordinate a program that provides weekly one to one academic tutoring via Zoom to underserved elementary school students in the Durham area.

The focus is on ELA, math enrichment, homework assistance, and also providing mentorship. Started in 2020, currently 85 tutor volunteers tutor approximately 85 children from three elementary schools.

The volunteers are Group 3 and 4 SSSE children, young adults and adults from the Raleigh, Bethesda, and Charlotte Sai Centers. The youth tutors benefit from volunteering for this project by accruing community service hours and by gaining valuable experience in teaching and mentoring. Adult mentors are provided for youth (under the age of 18) for support and assistance. The tutor volunteers receive orientation training, ongoing support and  supervision, and abide by the National Tutor Association Tutor Code of Ethics.

 

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