Fundamental Human Survival Education
Everyone deserves access to fundamental human survival knowledge. FHSE is a global system that helps people learn, self-check, demonstrate, and optionally verify FHSK — Fundamental Human Survival Knowledge.
What is FHSE?
FHSE — Fundamental Human Survival Education — is the system that supports access to survival knowledge, learning opportunities, local volunteers, local FHSE centers, competence verification, and FHSE Verified Competence Cards.
What is FHSK?
FHSK — Fundamental Human Survival Knowledge — is the actual knowledge and skill framework: first aid, water safety, food and hygiene, civic and financial basics, environmental stewardship, and locally relevant skills.
A simple, human path through FHSK.
- 1Browse FHSK
Open the public checklist. No login required.
- 2Self-check
Mark what you already know and can demonstrate.
- 3Learn locally
Find a nearby FHSE volunteer or center.
- 4Optionally verify
Request demonstration-based validation.
Certification is optional.
You do not need a card to benefit from FHSK. The checklist is free and public, and you can self-assess your own skills.
If you want independent confirmation, you may request validation from a local FHSE Volunteer, Facilitator, or Center. Validation is demonstration-based — there are no grades, rankings, or comparisons.
To increase human capability, responsibility, resilience, and access — not hierarchy.
FHSE is not a school, not a university, not a ranking system, and not a replacement for existing education. It is a public framework anyone, anywhere, can use.
Read why FHSE exists“Survival is universal. Living is contextual. Thriving is personal.”
Start with the checklist.
19 core skills across six areas. Browse and check items without an account — register only if you want to save progress or request validation.
First aid, response, and care for the human body.
Drinking water, swimming, and rescue awareness.
Food, hydration, hygiene, and disease prevention.
Rights, responsibilities, and money basics.
Stewardship and local environmental literacy.
Skills specific to your country, region, or community.