Meeting report on social innovation and investment in homelessness out now
On 14 June 2016, Eurodiaconia held a discussion on the role of social innovation and investment in the homelessness sector…
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Eurodiaconia study visit to Werkplaats Rotterdam Zuid
Werkplaats Rotterdam Zuid is a private initiative which works as a facilitator between small and medium enterprise willing to employ…
FEANTSA launches Housing First Guide
FEANTSA, the European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless, has launched the Housing First Guide. The guide explains…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: What makes us Europeans?
Fragility has been on my mind this week. When I wrote the editorial last week I had hoped that the…
Poland: Inaugurated a new multifunctional centre in Wroclaw
On Sunday the 19th of June, our Polish member Diakonia Polska (Polish Diaconia) inaugurated a new multifunctional centre in Wroclaw, Lower…
Marginalisation&Exclusion Network Meeting: register now!
Eurodiaconia is pleased to invite you to the next marginalization and exclusion network meeting that will take place in Vienna…
European Commission publishes its 2016 Roma report
On 29 June 2016, the European Commission published its annual evaluation of progress made in the area of Roma inclusion…
International Labour Organization publishes study on Social Pillar
With the European Commission’s consultation process on the content of a future ‘European Pillar of Social Rights’ still ongoing, the International Labour…
Norway: From street to crochet
Last February, our Norwegian member Kirkens Bymisjon (Church City Mission Oslo) launched an ambitious initiative to address homelessness and social…
Swedish Commission against Anti-Gypsyism publishes final report
The Swedish Commission against Anti-Gypsyism, an independent body tasked by the Government to analyse the state of play and to…