American Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East

the organization's primary mission is to promote and foster Reconciliation, peaceful relations, and mutual respect amongst and between religious groups and their members; provide pastoral and logistical Relief, support and assistance to christian churches, congregations, parishes, and communities; provide humanitarian Relief and assistance to persons and communities in need, and foster economic development in order to alleviate human sufferieng; advance the rights of women, children, and religious minorities; and seek an end to sectarian violence and promote the peaceful mediation and resolution of social, political, economic, and religious disputes.