Equality: All people are free and equal in dignity and rights; civil,      

                 political, social and economic and cultural.

Empowerment: The women who we assist are leaders in their own 

                 lives. Tools are provided for each woman to rebuild her life.

Respect: The women we support choose their own value system.

                 Options are presented to each woman but she is responsible

                 for her own choice.

Diversity: Women are not simply refugees or victims of war but are

                 survivors and individuals. No two women require the same

                 support to heal, and no two societies can be rebuilt in the

                 same way. Communication among women of varied

                 backgrounds, national origins, races and religions - both

                 those who need assistance and those who offer it - must

                 honor each other's differences.