Mission and strategy

Our mission and purpose

Our mission and purpose are based on the Stockholm Declaration and the Statement of Commitment created at the Stockholm Conference on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research, in the year 2000. These form the basis of our charitable objectives.

Our purpose is to promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day as the UK’s national day to commemorate the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur; to encourage people to learn lessons from the past and take steps to challenge hatred and persecution.

Our vision and values

Underpinned by our commitment to the Stockholm Declaration and the Statement of Commitment, our vision is:

Learning from genocide – for a better future

Our values are to demonstrate behaviours that are expert, compassionate and transparent. We form partnerships where appropriate and effective, and signpost to other organisations.

Our goals

Goal 1 – To commemorate and increase knowledge of the Holocaust, Nazi persecution of other groups and subsequent genocides, illustrated by the experiences of people who were persecuted

Goal 2 – To enable others to work towards a better future by promoting a society free from identity-based hostility and persecution

Goal 3 – To enable a national sense of collective commemorations for Holocaust Memorial Day

Goal 4 – To support individuals, organisations and communities across the UK to mark HMD profoundly and meaningfully

Goal 5 – To be a financially sound, effective organisation

Download a copy of our organisational strategy here.

Download a copy of our 2021/22 Trustees’ Report and Annual Accounts here.