• Our work

    Eurodiaconia links diaconal actors to examine social needs, develop ideas and influence policies impacting Poverty and Social Exclusion, Social and Health Care Services and the Future of Social Europe.

    Eurodiaconia also provides a platform for transnational networking and best practice sharing.  

     

  • Our vision

    As the leading network for diaconal work in Europe, we look to develop dialogue and partnership between members and influence and engage with the wider society.  We do this to enable inclusion, care and empowerment of the most vulnerable and excluded and ensure dignity for all.

     

  • Our goals

    We aim to see a positive social change in Europe through:

    Praxis, enabling membership engagement and partnerships

    Advocacy, creating a network of competence to impact policies at European and national level

    Identity and values, supporting the development of approaches and thinking on Diaconia in Europe today

     

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Active Inclusion
Active Inclusion

Active Inclusion is an EU strategy which aims to promote the social inclusion and social protection of those furthest from the labour market by tackling issues of minimum income, access to quality services and inclusive labour markets in an integrated way. The objective of the active inclusion strategy is to facilitate the integration into sustainable, quality employment of those who can work and provide resources which are sufficient to live in dignity, together with support for social participation, for those who cannot. As of 2008, Member States have agreed to implement this strategy.
In this briefing on active inclusion we explain the political developments of the strategy, a summary of the European Commission’s (EC) Recommendation on active inclusion and guidelines on how members can be engaged in evaluating the implementation of the strategy nationally.

• Eurodiaconia briefing on active inclusion

Eurodiaconia will write a statement on active inclusion in 2010 which will draw together the initial feedback from members on the implementation of the principles of the EC’s Recommendation, and will be used to report to the EC. After 2010 we will continue to monitor the implementation of the principles by asking our members to update us on progress made in the relevant policy areas.

Past actions:
March 2008: Eurodiaconia responded to the European Commission’s consultation on "Modernising social protection for greater social justice and economic cohesion: taking forward the active inclusion of people furthest from the labour market COM(2007) 620 final" Click here to read the response.
June 2008: Eurodiaconia wrote a letter to the Social Protection Committee in anticipation of their discussions and recommendations to the European Commission on Active Inclusion in which we highlight some of our key messages drawn from our response (see above) to the consultation. Click here for the text of the letter (pour la version française de la lettre d'Eurodiaconia à la Comité de la protection sociale sur "l'Inclusion Active" cliquez ici)

To learn more about active inclusion, please contact Catherine at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

News

1 September 2010
Active Inclusion briefing now available
 



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