VFAES is grounded in nonviolent thoughts, words, and deeds, openness to diverse worldviews and cultures, transparency, and science.

In fulfilling our mission and vision VFAES will:

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• Create elephant corridors and restore their lost habitat to protect Asian elephants in collaboration with the state forest departments

• Alleviate HEC through capacity building and training programs for the tribal communities living on the forest fringes, and creating sustainable communities

• Provide the tribal people near the forest fringes basic necessities and survival tools like flashlights, the first line of defense to protect themselves and elephants

• Organize youth empowerment programs to cultivate empathy and compassion for elephants, and empower them to pursue ecological studies and elephant conservation

• Conduct sensitization workshops for bureaucrats, law enforcement authorities, religious institutions, and decision makers, to advocate for legislative changes in tackling wildlife crime and ending elephant capture

• Provide capacity building and hands-on training for elephant handlers (mahouts) to foster compassionate treatment of captive elephants, in collaboration with forest departments across states that house captive elephants