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The EDUCATION FOR LIFE FOUNDATION started in 1992 with the core program of grassroots leadership formation for grassroots community empowerment.

We work with the leaders, women and men of people's organizations and barangays to form a community of leaders and learners who develop their skills in communications, negotiations and conflict resolution, human relations and indigenous psychology and popular education to promote participatory local governance and sustainable development.

We also offer a course on entrepreneurship for sustainable livelihoods.

In addition to residential courses, we pioneered in grassroots distance learning. We help develop grassroots educators for community-based learning systems and folk schools.

We have a special program for indigenous people particularly the Ayta who are the first inhabitants of the Philippines.

Our educational methods are inspired among others, by ideas and experiences of Grundtvig and the folkehojskole.

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Education for Life Foundation logo

Philippine-Danish Folkschool logo The circle is the symbol of the Education for Life Foundation, or ELF. Everything in the logo represents the elements of life. Such as air, water, earth, fire and all living things. They all stand for our spirituality, our relationship with all else and with God. Malakas and Maganda are there to symbolize ELF's advocacy for gender equality. The flame represents our fire-feelings, our emotions, commitments and convictions. The crescent represents the sun and the moon, night and day. The letter in the center of the rays is the letter "K" which stands for Kalayaan or freedom. The eye in the triangle means wisdom. The flame is the flame of knowledge and love.