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Our Mission: Education
The Earth and her inhabitants are currently facing challenges, the resolution of which will change our planet, our social institutions and our personal lives in unimaginable ways.
Of all the ways in which humans can come together and bring resources to bear in order to meet those challenges, we believe that education is the most effective.
The Tellus Educational Foundation awards scholarships for advanced degrees to remarkable, committed and deserving people in traditionally under-resourced countries. Having completed their studies, these Tellus Leadership Scholars are expected to return to their home countries with renewed vigor, enthusiasm and skills.
Our Shared Values
The Earth is not the property of any particular species. By species we mean human beings, non-human animals, and plants.
The human species, due to its power, has a special obligation to use that power to preserve the Earth for the enjoyment of all species and to ensure that all species live in harmony amongst and with one another.
No member of the human species has any greater claim to enjoyment of the Earth than any other, whether by way of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference or wealth.
Humans should not oppress each other. Nor should humans oppress other species. The human species has a special obligation to avoid oppression of its own members and other species due to its capacity for advanced reasoning, choice and ability use resources for constructive and destructive purposes.
Human beings should take special care to avoid the oppression of the more vulnerable members of their species such as children, the disabled, the infirm and the aged, as well as of other species.
The Tellus Educational Foundation is a tax exempt private foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are deductible under Section 170 of the Code.
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