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Orthodox Conference Commits To New Worldwide Cooperation In Social Action
Updated 10/02/05. Please click here for conference proceedings.
Valamo, Finland - Orthodox Christian social and humanitarian organizations from around the world have agreed on plans to develop a global network to strengthen cooperation and challenge poverty and injustice.
Participants agreed to work towards the formation of a new association of Orthodox diakonia during the first international conference of Orthodox social and humanitarian organizations held in the New Valamo Monastery and Lay Academy in Finland from April 30 to May 5.
The international conference, "Orthodox Diakonia: the Social Witness and Service of the Orthodox Church," involved 80 participants from more than 25 Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, departments and organizations from throughout Europe, the Middle East, North and South America and Africa.
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Orthodox Diakonia Worldwide:
An Initial Assessment
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has just published a landmark report on the state of Orthodox charitable organizations called, “Orthodox Diakonia Worldwide: An Initial Assessment.” IOCC commissioned the report in order to provide a mapping of activities of major Orthodox charitable and humanitarian organizations worldwide. The report’s publication had been one of the major goals of the 2005 International Conference on Orthodox Social Witness and Diakonia in Valamo, Finland.
Since the fall of Communism in the 1990s and the opening of Eastern and Central Europe to the west, there has been a steady return of the Orthodox Church as a dynamic force in the social, political, and humanitarian arena. While charitable work has always been a natural outgrowth of the liturgical and spiritual life of the Orthodox Church, the Church had previously been constrained in organizing, networking, and ultimately cooperating with other Orthodox churches and non-Orthodox entities in the international arena. Today, there is a renewed commitment by the national Orthodox churches and their development organizations to cooperate with one another.
Click here to download Orthodox Diakonia Worldwide: An Initial Assessment
Click here for the Orthodox Diakonia Worldwide Directory of Organizations
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IOCC
International Orthodox Christian Charities(IOCC), the official international humanitarian organization of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, provides assistance in response to emergencies and long term socio-economic development needs.
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Ortaid
Orthodox Church Aid from Finland (Ortaid) tries to assess the needs of local Orthodox cultures and strengthen their resources. Ortaid provides support for social welfare, the development of basic economic structures, agricultural and industrial production and nature conservation.
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WCC Diakonia & Solidarity
The work of the World Council of Churches Diakonia & Solidarity Team is rooted in commitment to solidarity with the marginalized and excluded. Team.s main partners are churches and ecumenical organizations and secular NGOs and structures.
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