The highest decision-making body of Eurodiaconia is the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is hosted by alternate member organisations across Europe.
The AGM decides on the strategy and work plan for the coming year which is monitored by the Supervisory Board. Members are elected for 4 years.
The Board currently consists of:
Olli Holmstrom
Diakonissalaitos, Finland
Chairperson
Cristian Pavel
Filantropia Timișoara, Romania
Vice-Chairperson
Rollaug Waaler
Haroldsplass Foundation, Norway
Agnieszka Jelinek
Diaconia Poland, Poland
Alessandro Esposito
Diaconia Valdese, Italy
Malte Lindenthal
Diakonie Deutschland, Germany
Alfredo Abad
Iglesia Evangélica Española,Spain
The work of Eurodiaconia is carried out in cooperation with members through topical networks and coordinated by the Eurodiaconia’s secretariat in Brussels, staffed by:
Heather Roy
Secretary General
Areas of work
- General Coordination
- Internal and External Relationships
- Economic and Social Policies
- Faith in Social Care
Languages: English, French
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier
Deputy Secretary General
Areas of work
- Coordination of policy work
- Social impact of the green transition
- Employment and social affairs
- European Semester / Recovery and Resilience
- European Pillar of Social Rights
Languages: French, English, Spanish
Vera Nygard
Head of Membership Services, Projects & Engagement
Areas of work
- Membership services
- Projects and Partnership development
- Capacity building
- EU Funding
Languages: English, Swedish, Finnish, French
Andrea Witt
Head of Operations
andrea.witt@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Finance
- Organizational Development
- Annual General Meeting
- Human Resources
Languages: English, French, Hungarian
Kewan Mildred
Policy and Membership Development Officer
kewan.mildred@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Social Services
- Diaconia and Covid-19
- Social Innovation
- Healthy Ageing and Long-Term Care
Languages: English, Lamnso, Dutch, French
Zenja Eremic
Policy Assistant
zenja.eremic@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Access to Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Social Inclusion
Languages: Serbian,English, German, Hungarian,Italian
Alice Widerberg
Projects and EU Funding Assistant
alice.widerberg@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Projects and Partnership Development
- EU Funding
- Research
Languages: English, Swedish, Spanish
Andrea Sánchez Caballero
Policy and Membership Development Officer
andrea.sanchez@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Migration and Social Inclusion
- Migrants Integration
- Roma Inclusion
Languages: English, Spanish, French, and Basque
Giorgia Signoretto
Projects and EU Funding Officer
giorgia.signoretto@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Projects and Partnership Development
- EU Funding
- Research
Languages: English, Italian, French
Magdalena Bordagorry
Policy and Membership Development Officer
magdalena.bordagorry@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Access to Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Social Inclusion
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Statutes and Finance
Eurodiaconia is a registered AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) in Belgium. Our statutes are available in English and French as well as German. Our internal rules are available in English.
We receive support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI” (2014-2020). For further information, please consult: http://ec.europa.eu/social/easi.
We receive membership fees, whose system takes into account the economic capacity of each member, as well as solidarity contributions.
Last but not least, since recent years, we receive a grant from the Otto Per Mille Foundation to provide training for members on accessing EU funds.
Eurodiaconia accounts for 2019
2019 | 2018 | |||
INCOME | Budget | Actual at Year End | Variance | Actual |
---|---|---|---|---|
Solidarity Contributions and membership fees | 144,035 € | 149,173 € | 5,138 € | 142,578 € |
Conference Fees | 11,000 € | 11,046 € | 46 € | 10,085 € |
Grants | 586,630 € | 611,296 € | 24,666 € | 592,459 € |
Total | 741,665 € | 771,515 € | 29,850 € | 745,122 € |
2019 | 2018 | |||
EXPENDITURE | Budget | Actual at Year End | Variance | Actual |
---|---|---|---|---|
Staffing | 530,050 € | 496,485 € | -33,565 € | 503,283 € |
Travel, Accommodation and Projects | 89,830 € | 147,554 € | 57,724 € | 97,785 € |
Services | 57,220 € | 67,721 € | 10,501 € | 73,253 € |
Administration | 58,980 € | 53,071 € | -5,909 € | 63,425 € |
Total | 736,080 € | 764,831 € | 28,751 € | 737,746 € |
Income
Expenditure
Annual General Meeting
The highest decision-making body of Eurodiaconia is the Annual General Meeting. Each year our members decide on the strategy and work plan for the coming year and discuss any other pressing issues.