Scientologists and their churches and missions across the European continent are continuing a wide range of local social betterment initiatives connected to civic responsibility, prevention and community support. As reported in Scientology Communities Across Europe Highlight Civic Responsibility and EU Values, these activities include drug-prevention outreach through Foundation for a Drug-Free World, human rights education through Youth for Human Rights, and moral education based on The Way to Happiness. Together, these programmes reflect a practical contribution to European civic life.
The article also highlights the Church’s Europe’s Values, Your Rights campaign, which presents the civic foundations of European democracy in plain language, including the values set out in European treaties and human-rights instruments. Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the EU, OSCE, news european elections Council of Europe and UN, said that European values are strengthened when citizens take responsibility for their communities. Inspired by the work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, these initiatives are presented as part of the Church’s broader humanitarian and social reform work across Europe.