The Foundation
Who we are
At the heart of the Learning for Well-being Foundation beats the spirit of collaboration, drawing together individuals from our team, community, and board. United by a shared vision, we aim to breathe life into initiatives that embody our collective aspirations. Our commitment is to cultivate a world where each of us can participate fully, in a holistic and systemic way, to discover and enrich our unique qualities and experience our common humanity individually and collectively.
Established in 2004, our Foundation is a non-profit organisation registered in The Netherlands.
A beginning vision
The Learning for Well-being Foundation began when Daniel Kropf and Marwan Awartani met by chance in Rome in June 2002. Right from the start, they both shared a strong wish to create a better society where they could focus on children’s happiness and well-being.
They knew that making this vision a reality meant:
- a shift in thinking and decision-making;
- the integration of education and health systems;
- a common agenda to include public institutions as well as business and private foundations;
- recognition of our interconnectedness, and the uniqueness of every human being.
Furthermore, they understood that at the core of this vision lay the fundamental truth that relationships thrive on a foundation of trust and curiosity.
From their commitment to this shared vision, they joined Corinne Evens, a longstanding philanthropist, in establishing the Universal Education Foundation in May 2004. It’s now known as the Learning for Well-being Foundation. Their motto was “education by all for the well-being of children.” Since then, many partners have helped create plans and run programmes that match the foundation’s vision and values.
The foundation promotes a sense of wholeness by tending to physical (hand), emotional (heart), mental (head), and spiritual (spirit) aspects in all its activities.
