Friends World Committee for Consultation
Encourage fellowship among all the branches of the Religious Society of Friends.
Encourage fellowship among all the branches of the Religious Society of Friends.
Listen and build relationships with young people; ignite their passion and create communities where young people are heard, considered and developed; work for society to take young people's opinions and ideas seriously; work with all young people, focusing especially on those living in or at risk of exclusion; believe that everyone can succeed and deserve another chance; give young people the tools to take control of their future by taking advantage of their inner strength and motivation; listen to what is happening and are quick to act; see opportunities where others see problems; be bold enough to dare to create change.
Dedicated to ecumenical matters and the Eastern Churches; promote dialogue between East and West; represent the interests of socially disadvantaged groups and individuals in Eastern Europe.
Empower youth to lead and cascade sustainable change in communities experiencing conflict, through world-class free education in conflict transformation and the use of sport, art, advocacy, dialogue, and empowerment for peacebuilding.
Advocate respect for human rights, equal opportunities and integrity; support the rule of law and civic participation and are committed to ensuring fair negotiation processes, both within and outside the company; promote a market-oriented, ecological and social economic order and observe the principles of corporate responsibility in our work.
Help deepen reconciliation within and between communities on the island of Ireland and in selected contexts internationally.
Put wisdom of the world into action to heal the suffering of the world, one heart and one community at a time; identify specific, concrete challenges in our local, regional and global communities that can be met more effectively, powerfully, and sustainabl,y when people who do not normally collaborate or even communicate are united in service of a common altruistic goal; aspire to cultivate compassion in our hearts and put it into action in our communities and our world.
Facilitate the realization of education for all people transcending age, sex, nationality and other social affiliations; seek to achieve this through inspiring educators with a new global vision of education, empowering all educators with professional development skills, connecting formal, informal and non-formal educators to information, each other and to educational resources as well as celebrating outstanding educators who are making great differences in the efforts to realize education for all; to be dedicated to and work to develop, promote, implement and celebrate educators and ongoing educational initiatives that bring together people of every race, religion, nationality and culture to support the emergence of one globally educated family of humankind; build a world of qualitative educational opportunities at all levels and lasting peace by strengthening the families, schools and communities as core institutions of education, facilitating intercultural, inter-ideological and international cooperation among and between educators, and fostering a global culture of education for all, a global community of educators living for the sake of others and promoting the global utilization of technologies for education and human well being.
To teach intercultural and ethical skills to promote dialogue, cooperation and peace between religions and cultures.