The Journey of the Ayni's online EDucation Programs
For almost 10 years through the Ayni Institute we have sought to create trainings, educational experiences and intercultural exchanges that can support leaders and organizations to have the necessary wisdom in order to create a world where there is reciprocity among our species and Mother Earth.
We have trained thousands of people, coached and supported leaders to launch organizations, grown them and thought about their strategy in a new way. We have also engaged in supporting the projects and communities of our Indigenous elders in the Americas. You can learn more about our Ayni Institute story here
We are grateful for the trust, wisdom and duties our elders have cultivated in all of us.
After many years we are excited to be realizing the dream of creating an online school.
It’s a place where all of our content can be accessible, where people can connect around their interests, and where we can bring a new learning experience which uses the best of our current technologies.
The next historical system
As people from the global south that live in the global north, we understand deeply the weight of the historical problems that our society faces. We see this small and humble school as part of a larger movement of millions of people from all over the world that seek to create a new global culture of reciprocity. A culture in which we can treat each other, all species and Mother Earth with dignity and respect.
We know that the mission of birthing a new culture will take the strengths, gifts and sacrifice of many; that we need thousands of strong social movements; and that a school only works if the students build organizations, make sacrifices and use the wisdom of their ancestors to make the right decisions.
We know that in order to build the infrastructure necessary for the social movement of our new culture we have to contribute to the many schools that are sharing their wisdom and create the space for experimentation.
That is why our school is focused on many of these topics:
- Our Ancestral Legacy
- Communal Relationships
- The Long View of History
- Social Movement Strategy
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Structure
A new learning experience
We are building this online school block by block with the hope that it can be a complementary source of learning to all of our offline face-to-face programs.
The beauty of having the content available online is that participants can do any course at their own speed, we can track our progress, take detours by reading extra learning materials, do exercises, and communicate in forums with other students to build community.
There are a lot of features that are available today for online schools — we are going to take our time with each one of them to make sure that they work and that they are actually useful.
We hope this school brings you a gift of new wisdom, perspective and the drive to make new decisions in our life and your organization.
thank you
We want to thank all the people that have supported us emotionally, strategically and financially in getting this school started. First we want to thank our elders in America for being our teachers, mentors and inspiration. Second, we want to thank the many organizations and social movements that we have been a part of and have met along the way. It’s a source of hope for our school to see so many people dedicate their lives to the work of social justice.
Lastly, we are only able to give what we have been given. Thank you to all of our parents, ancestors, cultures, and Mother Earth, for giving us the life and wisdom to continue weaving a reciprocal future.