MISSION STATEMENT
ALEF seeks to strengthen the respect and fulfillment of human rights as a cornerstone of social, economic, and political development. By embracing a comprehensive approach to monitor, defend, and educate on human rights, ALEF aims to complement and gear all efforts towards the achievement of an influential human rights constituency, and the realization of a durable peace.

STRATEGIC GOALS

• Human rights–friendly policies and practices adopted at the national and regional levels.
• Effective accountability frameworks are set for perpetrators of human rights violations.
• Human rights values are part of popular paradigms applicable to situations of everyday life.
• Conditionality between inclusive governance, durable peace and human rights is demonstrated.
• Ownership of human rights values among youth, children, and their communities is strengthened.

INSTITUTIONAL VALUES

• Independence: ALEF is an independent, non-governmental, non-partisan, non-religious, and non-profit organization, which does not support or oppose any government or political regime.
• Respect of human dignity and value: ALEF commits to the full respect of the dignity and identity of individuals, their culture, faith and values
• Non – discrimination: ALEF does not discriminate between people based on race, gender, age, religion and nationality or any other difference
• Impartiality: ALEF is committed to defend all victims of human rights violations and human rights defenders regardless of their political, religious or other affiliations or views.
• Fairness and equity: ALEF commits to exercise and promote fairness and equity in all of its activities
• Ethical and moral integrity: ALEF commits to act truthfully and practice moral and ethical integrity in all actions of the organization.
• Transparency and accountability in dealing with the governments, communities, beneficiaries, donors and other stakeholders, as well as in monitoring and evaluating the relevance, effectiveness and impact of all the activities
• Partnership: ALEF builds relationships that are based on mutual respect and collaboration as equal partners
• Equal opportunities and access: ALEF fully adapts equal opportunities in all activities and human resources policies and practices
• Participatory and right based approaches: ALEF adopts the right based approach in programming; and promotes participatory approaches in decision making and management