Researching ways to reconcile the imperatives of peace and development to improve the living conditions of the population in the Great Lakes region through socio-economic activities; initiating and supporting efforts to improve and maintain good neighborly relations between the countries bordering the Great Lakes; contributing to stemming the multiple cycles of violence that destabilize the region through concerted actions in close relations with the various communities of these state entities and finding satisfactory solutions related to peace and security; working on any peace, security and development initiative to support the maintenance of lasting peace; raising economic awareness among the people of the Great Lakes in Switzerland and around the world about the situation of the affected populations in their countries, mobilizing and determining them to curb the factors aggravating underdevelopment.