Our aims

The years to come will also be marked by expanding the already existing structures of SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL. The organisation has set itself the following aims.

• The promotion of the idea of European unity in the member organisation;
• The promotion of (young) European not-for-profit organisations not affiliated with any political party or religious denomination, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe to strengthen European civil society within the EU and beyond its borders;
• The provision and promotion of high-quality social services of general interest, exchanges of best practices and joint projects, as well as advocacy on relevant issues of social policy;
• Expansion and promotion of volunteer work and voluntary services, and especially the promotion of the recognition at the European level of the value of qualified and structured volunteering;
• The promotion of joint civil protection and humanitarian aid projects, both in our members’ countries and abroad;
• To be recognised as a key civil society expert and to be a contact for European institutions in the area of civil protection, disaster preparedness and response, and humanitarian aid;
• To increase public awareness and representation of the members’ political interests for a strong impact on the European decision-making processes;
• The initiation and expansion of alliances with other organisations with comparable values on the European and international level;

With these objectives SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL has set itself an ambitious agenda for the next few years. Jointly and through cross-border cooperation we will make SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL an effective European network for the benefit of all members. The activities of SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL will be carried out in pursuit of obtaining these objectives.