Three Programs. One Goal: Expand Educational Opportunity.

PROGRAM 1 · AGES 10–18

Youth Life Skills & Global Action Circles

Youth Life Skills is Chanak Foundation's character-development program. Rather than treating character as a subject to be discussed, young people build it through mentoring, teamwork, real community projects and guided reflection on purpose and responsibility. Across a four-stage pathway — Seedling, Explorer, Builder and Launch — participants progressively practice moral, performance, civic and intellectual virtues in age-appropriate ways.

Global Action Circles connect youth with real community challenges, service opportunities and peer dialogue, so virtues such as honesty, perseverance, service and discernment are exercised in practice and not only discussed in theory. Character is developed through practice, mentoring, reflection and meaningful responsibility.

Our Christian roots inform our understanding of dignity, purpose, service and character, while charitable participation is open to eligible youth regardless of religious affiliation. We see this work as part of a broader question in human flourishing: how purpose, virtue, responsibility, mentoring, service and practical action contribute to the healthy development of adolescents.

Across these stages, participants progressively engage moral virtues (honesty, integrity, compassion, generosity), performance virtues (perseverance, self-control, responsibility, diligence), civic virtues (service, cooperation, leadership, civic responsibility) and intellectual virtues (curiosity, discernment, intellectual humility, open-mindedness) — practiced through mentoring, teamwork, service and real community projects, and documented through student portfolios, mentor observations and personal reflection.

As the program expands, Chanak Foundation intends to strengthen its evaluation framework through validated measures, mentor observations, participant reflection and longitudinal follow-up. The Foundation is interested in external evaluation and academic partnerships to strengthen the evidence base of its character-development model.

PROGRAM 3 · NEED-BASED GLOBAL ACCESS

Dual Diploma & Academic Scholarship Fund

This philanthropic fund removes financial barriers for eligible students in the United States and internationally who would otherwise be unable to access an accredited U.S. secondary credential alongside their local studies.

The fund is not limited to one country. Depending on available restricted funding and partner capacity, eligible scholarship applicants may come from the United States, Spain, Panama, Mexico, Venezuela and other communities served by the Foundation.

Scholarship awards are subject to eligibility, demonstrated financial need, available philanthropic funds and academic commitment. The Foundation raises and administers charitable support; qualified scholarship recipients may receive funded access to an educational pathway delivered through Chanak International Academy.

• Need-based and mission-aligned scholarship selection
• Open to eligible U.S. and international students, subject to each grant's geographic restrictions
• Academic advising and bilingual student support
• Support for eligible costs associated with the accredited pathway
• Transparent use of restricted scholarship funds

WHY LOCAL CONTEXT MATTERS

Programs Are Adapted to the Reality of Each Community

In rural and coastal territories, access can depend on road conditions, river crossings, boat transport, connectivity and the availability of a safe local learning space. In urban and immigrant communities, language, work schedules, digital skills and family responsibilities can create different barriers.

Chanak Foundation designs delivery around those realities so philanthropic funding addresses practical obstacles rather than assuming one model will work everywhere.