Hungary: In May the Reformed volunteer days of the Carpathian Basin
On the 20-21 of May, thousands of volunteers will gather together in the Carpathian Basin for the 8th edition of…
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First edition of Semester Quarterly Journal out now
Eurodiaconia recently launched the first edition of its Semester Quarterly Journal. The aim of the Quarterly Journal is to provide…
Czech Republic: Diakonie ČCE redirects its aid to the Dawdia Refugee Camp
Our Czech member Diakonie ČCE (Diaconia ECCB) decided to redirect its humanitarian aid to the Dawdia Refugee Camp in Northern…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: The great disconnect
This week I attended the European Parliament Poverty Intergroup. The main topic of the meeting was minimum income schemes, and there…
England: Forum on Higher Education
On the 4th of April, our member Free Churches Group hosted a forum on higher education. The event took place in…
Double discrimination of Roma women: A call for European Action
On the occasion of International Roma Day, Eurodiaconia would like to call for European action to address the marginal position…
Austria: IöThE published the study “A good life with dementia”
Our member the Institute for Public Theology and diaconal Ethics part of Diakonie Österreich, published a new essay titled “A good…
Norway: Published a new report on migrant worker conditions
Late last month, our member Kirkens Bymisjon (Church City Mission) published a new report on migrant worker conditions in Oslo.…
Survey for members on the use of the European Social Fund
Eurodiaconia is currently running 3 very important surveys to improve and develop our understanding of fundamental key topics of our…
Weekly editorial: The value of ”uselessness”
This week I ended up reading an inspiring essay from Nuccio Ordine, Professor of Italian Literature at the University of…