The Foundation is established for the pursuit, on a non-profit basis, of civic, solidarity and socially useful purposes through the performance, exclusively or mainly, of one or more activities of general  interest in the form of voluntary action or free provision of money, goods or services, or mutuality or  production or exchange of goods or services, with no discrimination of a political, religious nor racial  character.  The aim of the Foundation is to promote human dignity and to cooperate for sustainable development, through the provision of humanitarian aid, fundraising, technical assistance, training  and support for organisational development, in relation to programmes affiliated with the  Congregation, which operate for the benefit of the local populations and, in particular, women and  children, to remove the causes that generate poverty and injustice, by:  a) promoting and supporting the local populations' capacity and capability to self-organise, with respect to economic, social and cultural issues, in order to overcome social injustice, especially gender-based  social injustice, and promote human rights, the dignity of women and the defence of peace;
b) affirming the common responsibility of all the Nations of the world to follow the principles of the  promotion of human dignity, women's rights, democratic participation and international cooperation  with consistent actions and behaviour;
c) developing initiatives fostering social, economic and cultural transformations, with respect to  programmes or projects for development cooperation, humanitarian aid, safeguarding peace and  human rights, human, health, educational, environmental promotion, opposing human trafficking,  promoting the rights and dignity of women and children, either directly  by the Foundation itself or through other organisations.