The association aims to help and protect children, families and any person in a situation of poverty, regardless of their gender, sex, nationality, convictions and political opinions. It also aims to preserve a healthy and peaceful cohabitation within the population in its area of influence, through actions of international cooperation in Switzerland and abroad. The association adheres to the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989, and human rights.