Former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalyn Carter[/caption]Waging Peace, fighting disease and building hope are the key attributes of the Carter Center; and in a world of conflict, disease, environmental traumas and governmental disputes the Center strives to bring resolution to issues around the world. The ongoing living legacy of former President Jimmy Carter makes a statement that reminds all of us that we are indeed our brother's keeper.
Much of the Center's purpose is to focus on building links and associations with other organizations, educating the public about the needs of people in despair in various places around the world, and informing and educating about ways we can bring help to people in need.
The Center describes its mission as involving five basic principles,that include the following:
1. The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of others.
2. The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk.
3. The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in dispute resolution activities.
4. The Center believes that people can improve their lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources.
5. The Center emphasizes action and results
Humanitarian agencies focus on the needs of people across national borders, racial, religious and ethnic groups. The Carter Center maintains that same way of relating information and providing support and hope.
As part of that focus on humanitarian affairs, the journal celebrates the Carter Center for its ongoing efforts to make a difference in the lives of the most needy of the world's people and to enlighten everyone about how all of us can make a difference.
And the best way of providing information about the Center specifically is to share, with the Center's encouragement, the following information by video:
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