Gui­de­lines

Huma­ni­ta­ri­an Prin­ci­ples

Our medi­cal and huma­ni­ta­ri­an aid is pro­vi­ded regard­less of natio­nal, reli­gious, or poli­ti­cal ori­gin. We reject all forms of dis­cri­mi­na­ti­on. All ope­ra­ti­ons, tre­at­ments, and the­ra­pies in the pro­ject count­ries are free of char­ge for pati­ents and their fami­lies.

Com­mit­ment

All staff mem­bers we send to the pro­ject count­ries work on a vol­un­t­a­ry basis. They tra­vel during their annu­al lea­ve, free time, or reti­re­ment, often accep­ting the most chal­len­ging con­di­ti­ons.

Respect

We respect and value the spe­ci­fic needs, tra­di­ti­ons, and values of the peo­p­le in the tar­get coun­try and are com­mit­ted to col­la­bo­ra­ti­ve and par­ti­ci­pa­to­ry coope­ra­ti­on. We are con­vin­ced that deve­lo­p­ment coope­ra­ti­on only works when one enters into an equal rela­ti­onship with the local peo­p­le, be they pati­ents or pro­ject part­ners. We deve­lop our pro­grams and stan­dards in dia­lo­gue with local col­le­agues.

Empower­ment

Through the trai­ning and fur­ther edu­ca­ti­on of local spe­cia­lists, as well as the pro­vi­si­on of medi­cal infra­struc­tu­re, we crea­te sus­tainable sys­tems that func­tion and suc­ceed even wit­hout our direct pre­sence. We sup­port the com­pe­ten­ci­es and initia­ti­ves of local peo­p­le so that exter­nal aid even­tual­ly beco­mes unneces­sa­ry. We invol­ve peo­p­le in all decis­i­ons and mea­su­res from the out­set, ther­eby crea­ting via­ble, local­ly adapt­ed solu­ti­ons.

Col­la­bo­ra­ti­on

We focus on the essen­ti­als, name­ly the imme­dia­te needs of peo­p­le in distress. We ope­ra­te wit­hout exten­si­ve bureau­cra­tic rou­ti­nes and stream­li­ne our pro­ces­ses as much as pos­si­ble. Our hier­ar­chies are flat, both on-site in the pro­jects and in the admi­nis­tra­ti­on of our asso­cia­ti­on. Our working method is open and coope­ra­ti­ve, based on mutu­al trust and respect. With a good mix of per­so­nal respon­si­bi­li­ty and team spi­rit, we can meet the gre­at chal­lenges.