Foundational Declaration

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Foundational Declaration

Education, humanitarian responsibility, cultural cooperation and service to human dignity within a clear civil and institutional framework.

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FOUNDATIONAL DECLARATION

Institutional purpose and public responsibility

The organizations within our wider institutional framework are developed around educational, humanitarian, cultural and charitable purposes.

While the framework draws upon a spiritual and ethical heritage, its civil organizations operate through their respective legal structures and organizational mandates.

Our institutional approach is based on respect for civil law, human dignity, education, charitable and humanitarian responsibility, freedom of conscience, peaceful cooperation, cultural respect and transparent organizational governance.

Executive administration is carried out through the respective executive authorities and established organizational structures.

OUR PRINCIPLES

Education, dignity and peaceful cooperation

Education

Knowledge and capability are essential to long-term human development.

Human Dignity

People must remain the purpose of institutional activity, not instruments of institutional visibility.

Humanitarian Responsibility

Assistance should be responsible, practical and, where possible, connected with long-term resilience.

Freedom of Conscience

Institutional cooperation should respect individual belief, conscience and cultural identity.

Peaceful Cooperation

Communities and institutions can work together without requiring the abandonment of their independent identities.

Civil and Legal Responsibility

Every organization must operate according to its applicable legal framework and identifiable governance responsibilities.

LEADERSHIP DISTINCTION

Distinct and complementary responsibilities

Founding and spiritual leadership provides continuity of purpose and values.

Executive leadership provides administration, strategy, international coordination and implementation.

These responsibilities are distinct and complementary.

Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze)

Founder & Spiritual Leader

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Founder & Spiritual LeadershipHegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze)

Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze) is the Founder and Spiritual Leader of PDP CARITAS within the wider international institutional framework from which a number of educational, humanitarian, cultural and charitable organizations have developed. His role provides founding continuity, institutional vision, spiritual guidance and long-term orientation, while executive administration and organizational implementation are entrusted to the respective executive structures and the Office of the Director-General. His founding approach emphasizes the development of lawful, sustainable and human-centered institutions committed to education, humanitarian responsibility, cultural cooperation, peaceful coexistence and service to human dignity.

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Institutional Purpose and Public ResponsibilityFoundational Declaration

Education, humanitarian responsibility, cultural cooperation and service to human dignity within a clear civil and institutional framework.

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