Bahá’í-inspired

The term Bahá'í-inspired is used to describe projects, movements, or discourse which are directly inspired or governed by principles derived from Bahá'í teachings or ideas, but whose mission or vision is wider than the Bahá'í community itself, usually encompassing the generality of society in the area where they are active.

Bahá'ís are frequently motivated by the principles and teachings set forth by Bahá'u'lláh to launch initiatives aimed at the advancement and development of a certain population. Commonly, these initiatives include projects in the fields of public health and health care, education and training, literacy, agriculture, forestry, and community development. While some of these projects may exist solely as initiatives of the Bahá'í community in a certain area, others, termed "Bahá'í-inspired", may be administered or coordinated by experts from outside the Bahá'í community, or by a group of collaborators from a diversity of backgrounds.

Notable examples would be the Inshido project in Zambia, or the school for Masai teenagers in Tanzania. In Canada, the Virtues Project seeks to help families to build up a moral basis in the family. In all these cases, there is no expectation that the recipients of help are or should become Bahá'ís; rather, that mankind should benefit.

BASED-UK is a good example of a fund-raising body which connects with Bahá'í-inspired bodies in other countries.