About us
IAL is a religiously and politically independent organisation that works for a peaceful world.
IAL believes that a peaceful world is characterised by: conflicts being resolved in ways other than violence; all resources being distributed fairly; the development of society is permeated by the realisation of the equal value and rights of all people, as well as the realisation that humans are dependent on the global ecological context of which they are a part.
IAL believes that all people have the ability to live together in mutual respect and without resorting to any form of violence to resolve conflicts and that a peaceful world is thus possible.
IAL believes that a peaceful world is only possible if the thoughts and actions of individuals are characterised by respect and compassion. IAL believes that this is equivalent to a mutual understanding between people with different cultural, religious, social and political backgrounds and otherwise different conditions, as well as an understanding of man's place in—and dependence on—nature and ecosystems. It is therefore IAL's goal to work to develop such an understanding. We believe that such an understanding is best created by people meeting across all forms of borders, and gaining personal experience of working, learning and living together.
It is therefore IAL's main approach to arranging international workcamps in Sweden and to place participants in international workcamps in other countries, as well as to promote joint volunteer work in general.
