Values
“The effort these community volunteers are making to help others who are, like them, living in extremely difficult circumstances, goes beyond ordinary human ability. That is why they should receive all possible support.”
Sameh Saleh, Consultant Psychiatrist, Paul Guiraud Hospitals, Paris
Our Values
- Cultural sensitivity & Empathy: We ground our action in a deep understanding of context.
- Direct impact: We seek problem-driven solutions to improve everyday life and nurture hope.
- Adaptability & Resilience: Our work begins in the reality of suffering yet pursues wholeness.
- Equality: We believe that communities facing adversity and a lack of resources deserve access to high quality training and specialized knowledge.
- Care & Continuity: We prioritize the mental wellness of community workers, building into our programs their need for supportive and continued care.
- Risk tolerance & Empowerment: We seek to enable people to have productive lives against all odds.
- Creative thinking: We view challenges as problems that need to be solved; we pay attention to local needs and seek creative solutions.
- Hope & Commitment: We are dedicated to fostering hope in the face of extended adversity and extreme hardship.
- Meaningful living: We advocate for mental wellness as part and parcel of the good life, where purpose can be found even after trauma.
- Specialized knowledge: We promote effective training that is rooted in research-based knowledge and specialist expertise.
- Emotional literacy & Accountability: We strive to practice what we preach by fostering self-awareness in our work and continuously evaluating motivation and process.
Our efforts align with the following United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. These are part of 17 goals that were adopted in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by all United Nations Member States.
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