THE CARTER CENTER INC
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Mission Statement
Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope. A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care. The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.
About This Cause
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. It seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. • The Center emphasizes action and measurable results. Based on careful research and analysis, it is prepared to take timely action on important and pressing issues. • The Center seeks to break new ground and not duplicate the effective efforts of others. • The Center addresses difficult problems in difficult situations and recognizes the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk. • The Center is nonpartisan, actively seeks complementary partnerships and works collaboratively with other organizations from the highest levels of government to local communities. • The Center believes that people can improve their own lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources. Highlights • Leading a coalition that has reduced incidence of Guinea worm disease from an estimated 3.5 million cases in 1986 to 25 cases in 2016, making it likely to be the first human disease since smallpox to be eradicated • Observing 104 elections in 39 countries to help establish and strengthen democracies • Furthering avenues to peace in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Liberia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, the Korean Peninsula, Haiti, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Middle East • Helping to establish a village-based health care delivery system in thousands of communities in Africa that now have trained health care personnel and volunteers to distribute drugs and provide health education • Strengthening international standards for human rights and the voices of individuals defending those rights in their communities worldwide • Pioneering new public health approaches to preventing or controlling devastating neglected diseases in Africa and Latin America • Advancing efforts to improve mental health care and diminish the stigma against people with mental illnesses.