Purpose of the Carter Center

Jimmy Carter believes that "Ultimately, the work of the Carter Center is about helping people achieve better opportunities and watching hope take root where it languished before". The center basically believes that all humans have some basic rights that need to be upheld at all times and that all kind of human suffering should be reduced. It also believes that all kind of conflicts need to be resolved amicably in order to enhance freedom and democracy so that everyone can live peacefully and healthily.

There are five principles that the Carter Center has and these are the guiding forces behind the work that the center does. While specific programs change over time, depending on the need of the times, these guiding principles help the center in focusing on what programs to take on.

The center believes that the focus should always be on action and results and just efforts do not justify the existence of programs. They believe in careful research and analysis and to then take timely action where required. Another guiding principle of the center is to avoid taking on issues that other organizations are focusing on in order to avoid conflict and confusion. In addition to that the center knows that all efforts cannot result in complete success. The possibility of a failure is recognized and accepted, albeit not in all circumstances.

When tackling issues related to conflicts the center always ensures that they take a nonpartisan stand and that they remain neutral during conflict resolution at all times. One of the most important guiding principles involves the belief that all people have the capability of improving their lives when they are given the opportunity, skills, knowledge and resources to do so. With these as the guiding principles of the center, the Carter Center is set on tackling some of the pressing issues that we face in the world today.

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