ALIVELIHOODS & ALTERNATIVES IN A WORLD OF CRISES
TRAVELLERS' UNIVERSITY
NURTURING YOUTH TO BECOME TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS
At Travellers’ University, we believe in the transformative power of youth leadership to create meaningful social change. Our unique approach uses Travel as a Pedagogy, designing immersive, experiential journeys that weaves together grassroots engagement, hands-on learning, and deep inner reflection.
Our work focuses on nurturing young people to critically engage with the world around them. We empower young learners to explore the profound connections between themselves, the communities they engage with, the systems they are part of, and the rest of nature. By nurturing critical perspectives, equipping youth with practical tools, and creating spaces for purposeful action, we unlock their immense potential to address the pressing challenges of our time.
Our vision is to cultivate a generation of conscious leaders—individuals who live with purpose, work with integrity, and lead with compassion. Together, we strive to build a more sustainable, equitable, and just world.
Our programmes are not just about travel—they are transformative experiences that inspire new ways of thinking, being, and shaping our collective future.
Join us as we reimagine what’s possible.
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN
We live in an era of metacrisis, a time of converging and compounding challenges. Socio-economic inequities, ecological collapse, political authoritarianism, and a crisis of wellbeing are deeply interconnected, reshaping the world as we know it. In this rapidly changing landscape, how do we cultivate the resilience, wisdom, and agency needed to navigate systemic disruptions and co-create a regenerative future?
The crises of our time demand more than solutions; they demand a fundamental shift in how we see, think, and relate. At Travellers’ University, we are reimagining human response to crises as a journey of awakening, (un)learning, and co-creating; one that equips changemakers to respond to the metacrisis with clarity, compassion, and collective power. The future is not predetermined; it is shaped by how we learn, connect, and act today.
Will you journey with us?
TRAVEL AS A PEDAGOGY FOR LEARNING
True learning must go beyond four walls; it must awaken a deeper understanding of our place in an interdependent world. Our mission is to broaden perspectives and deepen awareness, guiding learners to recognise their role within a dynamic, living planet.
We immerse our community of learners in the pluriverse—a tapestry of diverse worldviews, cultures, and ecological wisdom—to spark curiosity, challenge assumptions, and foster humility in the face of complexity.
Through experiential, travel-based learning, we engage with transformative knowledge and cross-disciplinary tools, nurturing critical thinking, self-reflection, and the courage to act.
ALIVELIHOODS
Alivelihoods offer a transformative power, a way of working and living that nurtures the self, community, and the planet. In a world facing complex crises, can our livelihoods become a force for regeneration and aliveness?
Alivelihoods are more than just livelihoods, they are pathways to personal fulfilment, collective wellbeing, and ecological harmony. They invite us to live intentionally, learn continuously, and engage in resistance, reformation, reimagination, and recreation. Through this pursuit, we can co-create a thriving world where work is not just a means of survival, but a source of vitality for all life.
PROGRAMMES
Explore the plural responses
to the metacrisis in terms of
`one’s ways of being, doing and becoming, in a residential setting.
Take a journey of the collective
to meet and learn from
inspiring alivelihood practitioners driving change in the grassroots.
Take the leap to pursue
the alivelihood of your choice
by broadening understanding, deepening skillsets and joining
a community of practitioners.
ECOSYSTEM BUILDING
At Travellers’ University, we recognise that addressing the metacrisis cannot be undertaken by a single organisation or a handful of individuals alone. It demands the convergence of diverse actors—organisations, movements, and individuals—working across sectors to share narratives, exchange learnings, and pool time, resources and energies.
Committed to co-creating such collaborative spaces, Travellers’ University actively engages in ecosystem building to facilitate collective visioning and action.
Some of the key networks and processes through which we contribute to ecosystem building include Vikalp Sangam, VartaLeap Coalition, Bodhi Sangha and Kerala Gathering. Through these engagements, we seek to strengthen the web of relationships necessary for meaningful, deep transformation rooted in solidarity, shared purpose and collective wisdom.
LEARNERS' REFLECTIONS
For someone who is at crossroads with life or livelihood choices, this workshop provided a lot of insights, clarity and time for self reflection. I have expanded my circle of fellow travellers and dreamers and I carry with me a lot of hope for myself and the world and happiness at the end of the workshop.
-Sukanya Venugopal, Climate Sciences student, Thrissur, Kerala