The frontiers which were identified in the early years of FIM continue to be relevant today, but the swiftness, range and drastic nature of global changes over the past two decades have also had a direct effect on the current directions of the program. Nowadays, four major Frontier focus areas are identified, to pursue the following strategic goals:

To support communities and projects which unjustly suffer from any form of racism, ethnic division, sexism and groups which are engaged in the struggle for inclusive communities in church and society;

To support local initiatives to find long-term solutions to the problems of political economic injustice and related ecological challenges;

To support efforts aiming at building just and pluralistic societies in areas dominated by one group on the basis of one religion or ideology; and

To support the search for fresh and creative patterns of ecumenical life and witness.

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