As many of you know, staying at the Case Valdesi means having a holiday under the sign of solidarity. Case Valdesi allocates all profits generated by its guesthouses to the Diaconia Valdese’s social-welfare work, nursing homes, institutions for the disabled and local services for minors and adults in difficulty.   The Diaconia Valdese came into […]

Every year, in the last week of August, the Waldensian Church Synod meets in Torre Pellice.   Constituted by the deputies of the local churches, pastors and responsible for particular sectors of activity of the church, the Synod discusses and determines what will be the relations with the state, with the ecumenical bodies, the norms […]

Let’s talk once again about Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (MSNAs) and immigrants in a witch-hunting climate that has not and will not influence the Diaconia Valdese’s commitment in the field of welcoming immigrants. Again this year, thanks to the initiative “1€ PER” – which collects one euro for each guest staying in one of the Case […]

The Waldensian Diaconia has always been engaged in projects for asylum seekers and refugees. During the past year within the 1 € PER project, this activity has been extended to include boys and girls, children and adolescents, who arrive without an adult of reference and are often inserted into systems of exploitation and servitude. Currently, […]

The data recorded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) indicates that 341,000 migrants had arrived in Europe after crossing the Mediterranean at start November 2016, landing mainly on the coasts of Italy and Greece. The number who died at sea also rose in 2016 to a total of 4271 persons. In its Uprooted report, […]