Cef stredoeuropska nadacia

Vision

Central European Foundation has long held a vision of Slovakia as a developed, self-aware and open society that is fully and confidently engaged in the regional and European contexts and, which provides its citizens with the opportunity to enjoy a high quality of life and to significantly develop both their human and professional potential.

Goals

In practical terms, our long-term vision includes the following:

• well-rounded young people
• a student-focused and effective education system
• a socially mature Slovakia, which accepts cultural diversity with tolerance and understanding
• economically better-developed regions in Slovakia
• a self-aware and mature civil society

Mission

The Foundation’s mission is to fulfill its goals through the following activities:

• support for talented children and youth
• development and positive change in the Slovak education system
• support for cultural events and organizations in Central Europe
• presentation of Slovak culture abroad
• community development in economically and socially disadvantaged regions of Slovakia
• strengthening civil society

Values we believe in

• the strength and good in human beings and their ability to work on themselves and
• become better
• progress and the open, constructive dialogue that is its necessary pre-requisite
• a transparent society, which is governed by human and meaningful rules that respect
• basic human rights and freedoms