The Lican Foundation takes part in Jesuit activities such as generating and participating in ecclesial and social processes of empowerment, promoting the dignity of life in the Mapuche lands, and forming connections with other people regardless of the presence of other institutions. The activities of the Lican Foundation are focused on the Mapuche area but are open to all.
Be a global community of faith in the Anabaptist tradition; facilitate relationships between Anabaptist-related churches worldwide; relate to other Christian world communions and organizations.
Grapple with religious, theological and cultural traditions; engage in dialogue with different religions, recognising what they share in common as well as barriers to understanding each other's cultures and religions; committed to sustainable development; strive to ensure the greatest possible transparency and participation with regards to projects, programmes and the allocation of resources.
To present the true Islam and its tolerant principles, provide humanitarian aid, extend bridges of dialogue and cooperation with all, engage in positive openness to all cultures and civilizations, follow the path of centrism and moderation to realize the message of Islam and ward off movements calling for extremism, violence and exclusion for a world full of peace, justice and coexistence.
Encourage; facilitate; serve the religious leaders’ dialogue and efforts for religious freedom and peace in Cyprus; contribute positively and constructively to the Cyprus peace talks.
Recognize the courage in every individual to act to build a world where justice and peace prevails; strengthen the understanding of the consequences of actions on local and global levels.
Inform the Israeli public about human rights violations, and pressure the State institutions to redress these injustices; and give expression to the traditional Jewish responsibility for the safety and welfare of the stranger, the different and the weak, the convert, the widow and the orphan.
Spread the idea of the potential divinity of every being and how to manifest it through every action and thought; spread the idea of harmony of religions based on Sri Ramakrishna's experience that all religions lead to the realisation of the same Reality known by different names in different religions; honour and revere the founders of all world religions such as Buddha, Christ, and Mohammed; treat all work as worship, and service to man as service to God; make all possible attempts to alleviate human suffering by spreading education, rendering medical services, extending help to villagers through rural development centres, etc.; work for the all-round welfare of humanity, especially for the uplift of the poor and the downtrodden; develop harmonious personalities by the combined practise of Jnana, Bhakti, Yoga, and Karma.
Provide an environment wherein youth from diverse cultures and faiths can rise above doctrinal differences, unite in activities of service and learning, and develop leadership abilities that enable them to help create a culture of peace; provide youth from diverse cultures and faiths with alternatives to violence; offer service opportunities which allow the breakdown of barriers, foster altruism, facilitate friendship and build community; develop and apply best practice models of leadership, human cooperation and relationship; increase effective leadership abilities, learned by experience; create settings wherein intercultural experiences can occur; give opportunities to express and share spirituality and/or religious traditions with others; provide occasions to hear from community and religious leaders, and explore the peace building characteristics of their cultures; encourage meaningful interaction, allowing insights from interaction immediately to be applied to promoting peace; cultivate learning by reflection; assure succession, replication and expansion of RYS human capital through education and training.
Promote the values of peaceful coexistence and cooperation through the works of philanthropic foundations, and places great value on the contributions that each individual can make toward life on our planet.
