Our ultimate goal is to connect the peoples of the world together as one family while helping preserve each group’s cultural uniqueness.

For example, an African should always value the heritage of his ancestors. At the same time, he should be open to the accomplishments of Asians and Europeans. Experiencing this, he has the potential to appreciate values from outside his culture…and they from him. This simple act of understanding and sharing makes all our lives better, more peaceful and more enjoyable.

At its core, the Foundation believes that such goals are impossible to attain unless people have access to basic health care and education. Good health care and education are fundamental to any economic or social issue.

How Can the UVCEF help?

The UVCEF can partner with other organizations to help make more resources available to the community. For example, the Charlotte Community Health Clinic helps uninsured low-income families, the elderly and neglected children. Presbyterian Hospital assists this effort by providing trained support, supplies and facilities. Both organizations donate resources to improve the health of the indigent but they still need doctors, nurses and other professionals to volunteer.

The UVCEF can partner with these organizations, offering assistance by recruiting experienced Indian physicians who are ready to travel on their own expenses. They will volunteer for 45 days and practice medicine under the supervision of licensed physicians in the Clinic. This is a win-win situation. The uninsured receive excellent treatment, the Clinic expands its services and Indian doctors gain the experience of working abroad with a different patient population.

In education, the UVCEF has established schools and partnered with learning institutions in India, the USA, and Africa. Our schools implement rigorous standards to help our students achieve academic excellence and social understanding. Through partner and governmental programs, we aid schools by providing volunteer and paid professionals, books, computers and other supplies.

Employment issues are of major concern to the UVCEF. The young have lost faith in systems that chronically under-educate and under-employ its citizens. Left unresolved, this can create difficult social and economic problems. We help by teaching basic skills to those in need. Ultimately, giving people the opportunity for economic success creates a safer, more tolerant world where cultures co-exist peacefully and begin the process of living as one family.