Our Work

In 2017 EU-CORD celebrated 20 years of partnership and collaboration. In 2018, we present our vision for the next 20 years and begin implementation of a new 3-year strategy cycle. We have a shared vision for a peaceful world where basic needs and human rights are met for all, including vulnerable and marginalised people; where […]

Sharan Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of Tearfund Ireland is the new Chair of EU-CORD. Sharan has taken a leading role in the development of EU-CORD’s new strategy and has been a visible figure in the network for some years. She takes over from Jim Ingram, Medair CEO who has guided the network for the past 3-years. […]

We are pleased to draw your attention to the recently released publication “TOWARDS INCLUSION – A GUIDE FOR ORGANIZATIONS & PRACTITIONERS”, which is the result of collaboration between  Light for the World, Mission East, and ICCO Cooperation. Based on decades of experience of working with the most marginalized and excluded communities, the three organizations cooperated to […]

EU-CORD celebrates 20 years as a network. 2017 was an important year for the network, as we celebrated 20 years of working together in partnership for better development and humanitarian outcomes. A year of reflection culminated in a special General Assembly that brought together most of our members from across Europe. We chose to challenge ourselves […]

‘Together for Inclusion‘ – the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. As a member of IDDC, EU-CORD is encouraging our members, colleagues and the general public to participate in this week of events. We will also be active on twitter, using the #EDDW17 hashtag and you can find up-to-date [...]

Christian leaders across the globe are calling on world leaders to keep their Paris Agreement promises, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. Please add your name to the public letter at www.renewourworld.net. Five Anglican Archbishops from three continents, speaking on behalf of the 85 million-member Anglican Communion, branded climate change ‘the challenge […]

In this article we introduce the second German member to join us this year. Who is World Relief Germany? World Relief Germany was founded in 1998 as PartnerAid. The Christian organisation summarises their work and motivation as follows: ‘Our faith in God and commitment to reconciliation motivate us to partner with communities in relief and […]

Earlier this year, EU-CORD welcomed two new German members to the network  – Sign of Hope and World Relief Germany. In this, the first of two articles, we focus on Sign of Hope and their work in Ethiopia.  Who is Sign of Hope? Sign of Hope, which is called Hoffnungszeichen in German, is a human […]

The global campaign Renew Our World is calling on Christians world-wide to join in prayer and action to respond to the negative consequences of climate change for our planet and especially poor communities. EU-CORD and its member Tearfund (UK) are joining the campaign which has clear goals for changing policies and lifestyles by mobilising and engaging Christian individuals, organisations and [...]

For EU-CORD, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an important framework to achieve our objective to live out and advocate for social, economic and environment justice. We have therefore joined SDG Watch Europe, a civil society coalition that wants to hold the European Union institutions and the EU Member States to account on SDG implementation. […]