Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program
The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program is dedicated to nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional development of adolescents during this critical phase, shaping their perspectives and actions for a better future.
Started with the vision of empowering junior youth to realise their potential and contribute positively to society, our program provides a platform for selfless service and personal growth.
Our program has served a diverse group of young individuals, fostering in them a sense of justice, eagerness to learn, and a desire to create positive change in their communities.
The spiritual empowerment program is typically delivered in small groups, formed within villages or neighbourhoods and facilitated by older youth. To prepare these facilitators, known as “animators,” the Ruhi Institute is developing a series of supplementary courses, aimed at equipping older youth and adults for this service.
Elements of the Program
Role Models
With a profound understanding of the transformative period of adolescence, the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program guides young individuals aged 12 to 15 towards selfless service and personal growth. Young adults “animate” the Junior Youth program and serve are both role models and guides.
Service Projects
Wanting to put the values they have been learning into practice, Junior Youth groups consult together and organise projects they can do as a group to improve the condition of the neighbourhood, such as cleaning up parks, painting murals, looking after the elderly or teaching children.
Study of Materials
All materials focus on cultivating language skills and enhancing the power of expression. Several resources in the first category also address mathematical concepts and social issues, while others encourage a scientific approach to investigating physical, social, and spiritual realities. While the moral principles in the first group of materials are inspired by Bahá’í teachings, they are not religious texts, nor do they deal with explicitly Bahá’í topics.
Arts and Crafts
Sports
