ARDR, as an active agent of change and development, is to exercise a territorial function, amplified and valorized by varied high-quality services and legislative initiatives to develop civil society from rural and disadvantaged areas regarding the social background, to strengthen communities by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives, to increase participation, local communities capacity for sustainable development, and expertise of NGOs, LPA in the European regional development, and to diminish the differences of human and economic development between rural and urban spaces compared to the European Union's average. There are four pillars defining the basis of ARDR vision: Lifetime Learning, Excellence in Local Governance, Rural Entrepreneurship, Technical Assistance and Training.