the carter center's goal is to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering, including helping improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries. the center has many projects including election monitoring, supporting locally led state-building and democratic institution-building in various countries, mediating conflicts between warring states, and intervening with heads of states on behalf of victims of human rights abuses. it also leads disease eradication efforts, spearheading the campaign to eradicate guinea worm disease, as well as controlling and treating onchocerciasis, trachoma, lymphatic filariasis, and malaria through awareness campaigns.