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
Victoria Munsey
Diaconia Valdese, Italy
Vice-Chairperson
Rollaug Waaler
Haroldsplass Foundation, Norway
Iwona Baraniec
Diakonia Polska, Poland
Cristian Pavel
Filantropia Timișoara, Romania
Stephanie Scholz
Diakonie Deutschland, Germany
Vasileios Meichanetsidis
Apostolì, Greece
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
+32 2 234 38 60
Areas of work
- General Coordination
- Internal and External Relationships
- Economic and Social Policies
- Faith in Social Care
Languages: English, French
Rita Fober
Head of Advocacy
+32 2 282 10 54
Areas of work
- Coordination of policy work
- Employment and social affairs
- European Semester / Recovery and Resilience
- European Pillar of Social Rights
Languages: English, Hungarian
Stefan Kitzmann
Policy and Membership Development Officer
stefan.kitzmann@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Access to Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Youth Inclusion
- Urban Areas
Languages: English, German
Kewan Mildred
Policy and Membership Development Officer
kewan.mildred@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Social Services
- Diaconia and Covid-19
- Social Innovation
- Healthy Ageing and Long-Term Care
Languages: English, Lamnso, Dutch, French
Vera Nygard
Policy, Projects and Research Officer
+32 2 282 10 54
Areas of work
- Research
- Projects and Partnership Development
- Youth Inclusion
- EU Funding
Languages: English, Swedish, Finnish, French
Henriette Umutesi
Office Manager
henriette.umutesi@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Administration
- Annual General Meeting
- Membership
- Human Resources
Languages: English, French, Kinyarwanda
Abriel Schieffelers
Policy and Membership Development Officer
abriel.schieffelers@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Migration and Social Inclusion
- Migrants Integration
- Roma Inclusion
Languages: English, Mandarin
Marta Sappé Griot
Policy Assistant
marta.sappegriot@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Migration and Social Inclusion
- Migrants Integration
- Roma Inclusion
Languages: English, Italian, German
Giorgia Signoretto
Projects Assistant
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 Assistant
magdalena.bordagorry@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Social Services
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Andrew Dickie
Senior Communications and Membership Officer
andrew.dickie@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Strategic Communications
- Membership Engagement
- Press Enquiries
Languages: English, French
Donata Cagnato
Communications and Membership Engagement Officer
donata.cagnato@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Strategic Communications
- Membership Engagement
- Events
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French
Alastair Cooper Gumiel
Communications and Membership Engagement Assistant
alastair.cooper@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Strategic Communications
- Membership Engagement
- Press Enquiries
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
- Membership Fees and solidarity contributions
- Conference Fees
- Grants
- Membership Fees and solidarity contributions
- Conference Fees
- Grants
Expenditure
- Staffing
- Travel, Accommodation and Projects
- Services
- Administration
- Staffing
- Travel, Accommodation and Projects
- Services
- Administration
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.
