NEF is committed to responsible development. Responding to people in need and striving always to act responsibly,

We create partnerships with local people that are marked by open and sincere dialogue among all partners involved;

We design goals and strategies at the local level appropriate to circumstances;

We seek to equalize the distribution of power;

We build institutions and community assets to support and sustain change;

We employ appropriate and effective interventions;

We seek to match resources with a community’s capacity to use them; and

We see our projects through to completion.