World Social Initiative Forum
Igniting Ethical Individualism to Serve Social Initiatives Worldwide
“A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living”
– Rudolf Steiner
The World Social Initiative Forum is an international network of spiritually-inspired grassroots initiatives addressing poverty, marginalization and social injustice.
Founded in 2000 by Ute Craemer and Truus Geraets, the WSIF hosts Forums which unfold individual potential, create spaces of encounter, and highlight diverse practices pioneered by individuals and initiatives locally with long-term impact.
Since its founding, WSIF has co-hosted over 20 in-Person Forums on 5 continents and is now reaching more people with its online formats.
WSIF partners with many international network organizations, including the Section for Social Sciences at the Goetheanum and the School of Spiritual Science.
Given an understanding of the human being as a spiritual, physical, and social being, each individual creates with others, in shared destiny, a world in which every person:
can freely unfold individual potential;
can connect with others based on equality, empathy, and trust;
can contribute to a sustainable economy in service of the needs of others;
can care for the earth as a living organism.
By 2050, the World Social Initiative Forum is a trusted and integral global agent in social awareness and Self-transformation within the four spheres of social practice:
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Transform global society by supporting Self- awareness among all human beings for the common good of a larger context.
SOCIETAL CHANGE
Collaborate with every individual and organization, recognizing the value and dignity of all human beings and processes through empathy and solidarity.
ASSOCIATIVE ECONOMY
Participate by supporting and upholding ethical standards in work as vocation, production of goods, fair trade and associative economy.
REGENERATIVE ECOLOGY
Regenerate and care for the earth as a living organism through mutual responsibility, regardless of locality and resources.
Consorcio, Desarrollo y Justicia was founded in 1992 as an institution with a dream to support social organizations…
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The World Social Initiative Forum (WSIF) Network defines itself as a living growing organism of autonomous initiatives, organizations,…
Starting September 2021, stART and Emerson College will spearhead a 5-module interdisciplinary development training for cultivating resilience and…
Support our friends from ART Project (Brazil) to establish climate-friendly agriculture through research and further education. Text and Photo…
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My story bridges Europe and Africa – in an arc that travels from Copenhagen, where I studied international…
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Support our friends from Elderberries Biodynamic Outpost and 3fold Cultural Hub finish this community cultural center in Chicago…
Holy Green Agro Farm founder Mahendra Kumar Shrestha shares how organic and biodynamic agriculture heal their community’s water and…
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The Community Association Monte Azul is a Brazilian NGO inspired by the Anthroposophical worldview that works for the integral development of the human being. Since its inception in 1979 it has grown to support over five thousand families in three locations…
The Farm and Garden National Trust provides free and/or subsidised services, training, networking, and resources to community-based projects for poor and in need groups – including, but not limited to, empowerment projects involving “micro-farming”…
