Sustainable Living
Sustainable living is a way of thinking! The Better Lives model is a framework for thought about using sustaining principles and practices to achieve a sustainable vision.
VISION
Imagine everyone living happy sustainable lives on a peaceful sustainable earth.
PURPOSE
Assist disadvantaged schools, families and children with solutions to their sustainable living challenges.
QUALITY
Deliver sustainable quality solutions that are as expected, easy, and enjoyable to use and care for.
PRACTICES
Use sustaining practices to design and build solutions for sustainable living challenges.
PRINCIPLES
Believe in values that seed sustaining behaviours.
Mandala
Our sustainable living model is depicted in this mandala image. Avocado tree leaves, petals and seeds represent our purpose, practices and principles.
Purpose
Leaves represent the following steps on a possible path to sustainable living:
Access KNOWLEDGE
Apply RESOURCES
Strengthen HEALTH
Earn INCOME
Improve HOME
Enhance EDUCATION
These steps guide how we assist schools, families and children with solutions for sustainable living challenges.
Practices
Petals represent using sustaining practices to design and build solutions for sustainable living challenges.
NEED:
RELATE to understand a challenge’s root cause
SOLVE the root cause
PRIORITY:
AGREE ownership of the solution
DESIGN fit-for-purpose solution
BUDGET:
RESOURCE low cost life-cycle solution
ORDER:
IMPLEMENT budgeted projects with an order
Principles
Seeds represent believing in values that seed sustaining behaviours of sense of purpose, leadership, teamwork and ownership:
PURPOSE
Confidence – from small sustainable successes
Courage – to overcome challenges
Assistance – to achieve sustainable living
LEADERSHIP
Education – to develop skills
Productivity – by using skills
Earning – by producing and selling value
TEAMWORK
Gratitude – for others
Caring – to understand
Trust – each other
OWNERSHIP
Home – for security
Health – for capacity to achieve
Responsibility – for sustainability