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Announcing the Firm Foundation fund at DRBI -- a fund earmarked to support the study of core Baha’i literature.

Help us create a dependable, annual program for a basic study of the core texts.

Imagine this: A Bahá’í youth (age 15-95) suddenly decides he/she wants to step up and accept the Guardian's challenge that every Bahá’í should master the facts recorded in the Dawn-Breakers... well, where are they going to go? Although the Baha'i community has lots of great activities, the core literature is always just a little too challenging to take on at a summer or winter school.

If only there was a place dedicated to the introductory study of fundamental literature.

Help us make Desert Rose Baha’i Institute that place!!

DRBI is ideally situated right between Tucson and Phoenix with beautiful warm weather all winter long. The perfect place for a “winter summer school”!

And we've recently established a “Firm Foundation” earmark fund to support the study of the core literature (primarily those books the Guardian identified as critical for effective teaching).

This year October 6-15 we've are launching our first such program focused on a guided reading of the Dawn-Breakers and the Kitáb-i-Íqán. The idea is to read together the entire book but emphasize (rather than skip) all the details -- the names, dates, places, tablets, context and related Baha’i history. This simple approach helps to clarify for the reader the various threads of story which can easily be missed.

Help us launch this ambitious project and establish a destination for helping Baha’is become more effective teachers.

DRBI Firm Foundation Fund

Support literature programs at Desert Rose like "Dawn-Breakers Challenge"