Lift Kids Villages are economically, environmentally and socially self-sustaining. Lift Kids has developed a comprehensive model for sustainability, where progress is measured not only in economic terms; environmental, cultural, health and social factors are also considered. Sustainability is viewed as an integrated whole consisting of these five interdependent components: Economic, Environment, Culture and Community, Health and Security.

Each Lift Kids Village will educate on both fundamental knowledge and specific vocational affairs, using curriculum provided by the local government and modified for a comprehensive range, from sex education to social and emotional skills to health and nutrition. Classes will be taught by two credentialed teachers and will also be available, when appropriate, to children and adults outside the village, with the goal of instilling the importance of giving back and empowering others. Lift Kids will reach out to the local businesses and schools to create internship and mentorship opportunities. 

We believe the philanthropic franchise model is the best approach to empowering kids. Because it’s our model that’s replicable—as opposed to our physical building plans—we replicate outcomes instead of surroundings. This means we can move fast, create sustainable change, and ensure that our high standards are met, yet avoid the cookie-cutter philanthropy that so often alienates partners on the ground. 

Eco-volunteering will serve as an opportunity for investors to observe their investments grow both interpersonally and financially by encouraging their hands-on participation.

Lift Kids Villages teach both in the classroom and through the experience of working with each other and the village management, like a family. Each villager will be given a position of empowerment in running the village’s sustainability business and in maintaining the facilities. Additionally, by limiting villages to 40 orphans at a time, we create a more intimate environment that reaches kids at a very individual and personal level. This combination of action and individual attention will help kids learn that they are important, that they should take pride in their community, and that they are capable of impacting their worlds. It is our hope that this empowerment will live long after kids graduate from our villages, urging them to leadership.