D.A.C.F Evaluate and recognize gender issues and women’s different perceptions and interests arising from their different location and different gender role.

To make sure the communities we work in participates actively and are equal partners in the developmental process and not mere recipients.

to succeed we seek to solve the urgent needs of our target communities. We seek to zero in on the source point of problems in communities and draw efficient and effective solutions.

We dare to be different. We believe in charting new courses to solve prevailing and challenging tasks.

we look out for areas which are cost effective in order to reduce spending.

D.A.C.F seeks for leaders who are active and care for the community and involve them in all stages of the project development and implementation.

Right from the beginning, we seek to keep and update record of all activities and funds used. Maintain proactive transparency and accountability in all your activities and transactions, and keep open lines of communication.

we seek to build trust within the NGO and with partners and project communities.

Volunteers learn from their chosen projects and the people they meet -- and vice versa. Mutual learning and respect is what cultural exchange is all about.

Now we are taking this theme of "respect" further than ever. We are truly global in our outlook. We welcome approaches from potential partners – schools, orphanages, hospitals and so on – from across the developing world; wherever they are or whatever they do, we will try to meet their needs. And we welcome ideas from potential volunteers too; if a volunteer has an idea for a new program or destination, we will do everything we can to enable them to work in their own way. We will cherish their ideas and meet their requirements. We believe that flexibility on our part is a necessary consequence of our respect for our partners and our respect for volunteers.

We normally place our volunteers with local families. This provides the hosts with a regular income - we always pay above the market rate – and enables them to afford additional benefits (such as extended education for their children or better access to healthcare). It also develops a deeper cultural understanding on both sides. But, perhaps most importantly for our younger volunteers, the experiences they have today will help shape their attitudes when they become the opinion formers of tomorrow.