Member Organisations

DIAKONIA REGION AFRICA-EUROPE e.V. brings together diaconal organisations, churches and Christian communities across Africa and Europe. Our members serve in diverse contexts, responding to local needs with compassion, dignity and practical social support. Together, they form a community of mutual learning and solidarity, strengthening one another and making diaconal engagement visible across cultures and contexts.

The map below illustrates the geographical breadth of our member organisations and the diverse settings in which they live out their diaconal calling.

Our members are currently based in the following countries. Below you will find a detailed overview of our member organisations. You can explore them by country and learn more about their work and context.

Austria

Evangelisches Diakoniewerk Gallneukirchen, Wien

Cameroon

Emmanuel Sisterhood, Bafut

Egypt

The Coptic Orthodox Community – The Daughters of St. Mary, Beni Suef

Finland

Lahti – Diakonialaitos, Lahti

France

Communauté des Diaconesses de Reuilly, Versailles

Germany

Deutscher Gemeinschafts-Diakonieverband e.V., Marburg

Kaiserswerther Verband Deutscher Diakonissen Mutterhäuser e.V., Berlin

VEDD e.V., Berlin

Zehlendorfer Verband für evangelische Diakonie, Berlin

Kaiserswerther Schwesternschaft, Düsseldorf

Hungary

Febe Evangelikus Diakoniai Egyesület, Budapest

Kenya

National Deaconess Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya, Nairobi

Naivasha District United Methodist Deacons, Nairobi

Madagascar

Fiaraha-Miaima Amim-Bavaka Mamre, Mamre

Malawi

Churches of Christ in Malawi

Netherlands

Zendings-Diaconissenhuis Amerongen, Amerongen

Nigeria

Deaconess Order Methodist Church Nigeria

Norway

Stiftelsen Diakonissehuset Lovisenberg

Stiftelsen Diakonova Haraldsplass, Bergen

Poland

Diakonat Zenski “Eben-Ezer”, Dziegielów

Rwanda

Communauté des Diaconessess “Abaja bakristo” Rubengera

South Africa

The Methodist Deaconal Order, South Africa

ACSA Fellowship of Deacons

Sweden

Samariterhemmet Diakonkår, Uppsala

Vårsta Diakonkår, Härnösand

Switzerland

Communauté de Diaconesses der Saint-Loup, Pompaples

Diakonissen-Schwesternschaft Neumünster

Kommunität Diakonissenhaus Riehen

Schwesterngemeinschaft Bethesda, Basel

Stiftung Diaconis, Bern

Tanzania

Karagwe Diocese, Umoja Wa Masister, Tumshubire

USHIRIKA WA NEEMA, Moshi

Namarila Mother House – ELCT/HWD, Bukoba

Ushirika wa Diakonia Faraja

United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Diaconate Council of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh

Methodist Diaconal Order, UK, London

The Deaconesses of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Belfast

Scottish Episcopal Church, Chapter of Deacons, Edinburgh

Zambia

Deaconesses of the United Church of Zambi

Membership Fees

Member organisations are invited to pay their annual membership contribution in April each year. Contributions can be made via bank transfer using the account details provided or through the payment options below, including PayPal, debit or credit card, and Apple Pay.

Membership contributions support the ongoing work of DRAE, including the coordination of the network, communication among members, the organisation of conferences and gatherings, and the strengthening of diaconal engagement across the region.