The Light Week Challenge is a 7-day wellbeing challenge especially directed towards higher education students to undertake. Each of the seven days comes with a guided task that helps students to look beyond themselves and their mobile devices to gain a better understanding of life and their environment. As students are encouraged to engage in prosocial behaviour, they'll be 'striking a light' in the darkness experienced by the people around them.

The Challenge is embodied through a Light Pack that contains resources to help the student through their Light Week journey. These resources include:

Access to a community of other Light Week challengers

Seven letters, each containing the task for the day

A coping cards collection (CCC) for managing negative thoughts that may arise during the university transition period

Sleep audios (stories and sounds) for students for people who struggle to adapt to a new time zone

Tip videos for studying and transitioning into higher education system

An optional music playlist to give challengers a positive message to keep in their ears and hearts throughout the Light Week journey

The difficulties that come with entering and navigating a major life phase cannot be underemphasized. Through the Light Week Challenge and the Light pack, Candle Lighters hopes that students are able to smoothly transition into this phase and make the absolute best of it, while developing positive lasting coping mechanisms and being a good influence on the people around them.

Students from all over the world try the Challenge and share their experiences in diverse formats - find reviews here. Write to us specifically concerning the Light Week Challenge at lightweekchallenge@strikeaflame.org. 

As a non-profit initiative, we appreciate donors who support our mission as this enables us to continue to manufacture Light Packs and distribute them across the globe as needed. You can also give towards the cause to support new higher education students in their transition journey.

You can order a Light Pack here.