DRA is an international, non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in 1992 as the German-Russian exchange. Since the late 1990s, the DRA has been working with partners throughout Eastern and Central Europe and supporting open and peaceful cooperation, in particular between Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other Eastern Partnership countries - in a democratic Europe without borders.

The DRA is involved in the fields of social affairs and education, media and democracy, history and ecology, civic engagement and integration, human and civil rights.

The DRA connects people and organizations and connects social sectors. It promotes exchange, cooperation and debate - open, prejudiced and in solidarity.

The DRA implements cooperation and encounter projects with volunteers, scientists, youth, civil servants, journalists and other groups.

The DRA has the experience and expertise that it shares with the others at public events, seminars and so on.

As a member organization, the DRA unites voluntary commitment and professional cooperation. It is the active action of all those who help realize its charitable goals: its staff and members, its volunteers, sponsors and donors.