Life-Link Friendship Schools was founded in 1987 by Hans Levander, a medical doctor based in Uppsala, Sweden. He worked at the forefront of a worldwide movement for peace and the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Since then, the program has been expanded to include Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
Life-Links philosophy is based on the following values, “The 3 Cs”:
- Care for Myself
- Care for Others
- Care for Nature
The main purpose of the organization is to instil belief in the future among youth, and to give them a sense of higher purpose and direction in life, while doing good things for their community or their school.
Life-Link also aims to foster intercultural understanding and relations.
Today, the organization is comprised of 96 member schools spread across 32 countries all over the world.
Each year, Life-Link hosts an international conference wherein teachers and students from member schools around the world gather to take part in workshops and activities centred around sustainability and peacebuilding.
You are more than welcome to contact Life-Link Friendship schools at: llschools1987@gmail.com
THE BOARD
Members of the Life-Link Board are senior persons from external organisations and leaders, teachers and students from SSHL:
Ballout Hiba, Academic consultant, Global Teacher Prize Ambassador
Demitz-Helin Daniel, Alumnus SSHL 2019, Vice Chairperson
Ekwall-Sundby Alice, Alumnus SSHL 2018
Johansson Anna, Teacher SSHL
Johnson Lars , Alumnus SSHL 1960, PhD, Chairperson
Khadivi Molook, International Ambassador Life-Link
Kinberg Sofia, SSHL school director
Lenglet Frans, PhD, former director of SWEDESD
Lindberg Carl, Adjunct, Vice President Uppsala City Council
Nyman Anton , Alumnus SSHL 2018
Palmstierna Peder, Teacher Folkungskolan Linköping, Sweden
Rydén Lars, Professor Emeritus, Uppsala University
Savvas Georgios, Teacher SSHL
Van Thienen Hans, Webmaster, Environmental Expert