Character · Virtue · Intelligence
SMIRD empowers individuals and communities through education, skills development, leadership, and humanitarian action.
Our mission
SMIRD works with youths, women and persons to bridge ten gaps between where people are and where they can be.
Who we are
To build a world of people, communities and institutions empowered by character, virtue, intelligence, relevant skills, knowledge, innovation and responsible leadership, contributing to peaceful, inclusive, prosperous and sustainable societies.
SMIRD empowers individuals and communities through education, skills development, leadership, and humanitarian action.
Read about SMIRDOur four departments
Our departments work as a single system. Each answers one question in the journey from who a person becomes to the solutions they create.
CharacterDigital SkillsOrganization ManagementApplied ResearchResponsible human and community development
The SMIRD pathway
A five-stage pathway completed in one year of training, from first step to the Ambassadorial College.
LearnApplyProfessionaliseLeadServe
SMIRD Training GuidelinesOpening soon
Advanced leadership formation, mentoring and continuous development for SMIRD Ambassadors for Peace, Truth, Integrity and Character, with community outreach and international engagement.
Discover the College8candidates have already trained to Ambassadorial level
The SMIRD Impact Equation
Character+Knowledge+Skills+Experience+Opportunity+Application=Capacity+Leadership+Collaboration=Sustainable Impact
Global alignment
Our programmes are designed with reference to ten of the 17 Goals of the 2030 Agenda.
Guided by the principle of Leave No One Behind
Our research
Through our Experiential Learning and Applied Research department, SMIRD studies the questions that shape character and development, and uses the findings to design better programmes and mentorship.
Explore our researchHow moral responsibility and the values of young people are changing in the digital age, and what families, communities and leaders can do to guide them.
Perspectives studied
Get involved
SMIRD works with volunteers, universities, governments, foundations and businesses whose purposes match ours.
