Our work is simple. Across the world we invite people with and without intellectual disabilities to build community together.
Ten delegates from L’Arche will be attending the UN 17th Session Of The Conference Of States Parties To The CRPD (COSP17)! This conference is a key time of meetings where global representatives, including those from L’Arche, share experiences and learnings from around the world and discuss how we can all work together to make sure everyone’s dignity and rights are protected and that everyone has opportunities and community.
Follow along, as Nick Herd, a valued member of L’Arche, makes history as the first person with an intellectual disability invited by the UN to live blog for UN News.
Today, there are more than 150 communities and nearly 30 projects around the world from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
A world class event ! This is what a small corner of Brittany in northern France has just witnessed
Read moreLaunched in February 2024, a ground-breaking self-advocacy project titled "TwidSA: Together With and Without Disability in Self-advocacy" is about to see youth workers with and without intellectual disabilities team up across four richly diverse cultures.
Read moreOver 100 countries participate each year in World Book Day on 23 April, the annual UNESCO celebration of reading and writing.
Read moreThousands of tons! That is the answer to the question, ‘how many old books get buried in UK landfill sites each year?’ Which partly explains why L’Arche Brecon’s (UK) Rebound Books received another Sustainability Award
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