The goals of the ISF are:
- to reduce poverty
- to support democratic development
- to promote equality and human rights
ISF projects are based on the needs of the communities in which they are carried out and the people who benefit from them always take part in the planning process. The foundation’s partners are established local Non-Governmental Organizations. The ISF tries to improve the efficiency of its work in partner countries by means of training and projects that increase self-sufficiency of the communities.