The Freire Institute is an organization for community-based learning. In our programmes your own knowledge and life experience becomes the raw material for education. We are named after the Brazilian educator Paulo Freire whose work has inspired many social movements and educational programmes around the world.
Education in this sense is a tool for individual and community empowerment and transformation. Our approach is informal, challenging and exciting. You do not need any formal qualifications to take part, just a commitment to learning and change. Programmes and activities are open to individuals, community groups and churches and we can tailor programmes flexibly to suit your group’s needs. We also hold one-off community arts events and workshops around specific issues.
The Freire Institute is based in the UK but we see our community as global and welcome enquiries from anywhere. We seek to co-operate with other Paulo Freire-related institutes and organizations.