Values for the Future in Hungary for WVD 2025
Celebrations in Hungary for World Values Day 2025 started early in the year and involved different age groups across the country engaged around Values for the Future. A big new initiative was using the Living Values approach to help organisations develop their practice of values. Values training for staff at a day nursery and an […]
Laying Down the Feather
In an era marked by polarisation and discord, a deceptively simple initiative promises to restore something precious: the art of listening. Launching on 16 October to mark World Values Day, “Laying Down the Feather” draws upon ancient wisdom to address distinctly modern challenges. The brainchild of Professor Ann Teed of Adelphi University, New York, and […]
A New Global Alliance Aims to Transform Education Through Values
Leading academics unite to address crisis in schools worldwide The Global Alliance for Values-based Education (GAVE), a new international coalition bringing together some of the world’s foremost experts in values-based education, is being launched with an ambitious mission to reshape how schools prepare young people for an increasingly volatile world. GAVE unites scholars, educators and […]
Health, Humanity and Values: Bettina Buabeng-Baidoo and MESH
In a world increasingly preoccupied with the mechanics of health systems—budgets, technology, and targets—one voice is cutting through with a different emphasis: values. Dr Bettina Buabeng-Baidoo, a South African physician and public health scholar, is leading an ambitious global initiative that seeks to reframe healthcare not only as a technical or economic challenge, but as […]
WVD Nigerian Activists Prepare Ambitious Programme for World Values Day
Uncle Sele and Izehi Anuge launch exciting month-long celebration Lagos — Two of our leading supporters in Nigeria have launched an ambitious month-long programme of events for World Values Day on 16 October, building on years of grassroots work that has established Nigeria as a beacon for values-based learning in Africa as showcased in previous […]
Dipak Fakey’s Let’s Talk Memory Game Goes From Strength to Strength
Game-maker’s innovative resources help thousands of young people engage with core human values Dipak Fakey OBE, a highly experienced educator and founder of the Good Values Club, is preparing to support World Values Day for another year, bringing his distinctive approach to values-based education to schools and communities across Britain. The annual global campaign, which […]
Values20 South Africa Summit: Living Values
Values20 South Africa is mounting an ambitious campaign this year to embed ubuntu and other key values into the G20’s policy framework, as the continent prepares to host the global economic forum for only the second time.
Values Day Schools Pack 2025
The theme for World Values Day on Thursday, 16th October this year is Values for the Future, and we’d love to see more and more schools celebrating their values on or around that day! Children and young people deserve to feel safe. They deserve to know that their presence is celebrated and that their ideas will help […]
Values + AI = Impact: Exploring the Ethical Frontier of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming our world. How do we ensure that AI systems reflect and support human values? This is the central question behind the innovative “Values + AI = Impact” series, a collaborative initiative between World Values Day and Bells. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, businesses, and societal structures, […]
How we celebrated WVD 2024 in Hungary
The aim of the Living Values activities for World Values Day in 2024 was exactly on the WVD theme for the year: “bringing values to life”. We created many different ways to show what that meant for ourselves and for others in a series of activities that were held across the country Please see the […]