A new documentary offers a rare, first-hand view of what it means to become an informal carer. At this week’s International Young Carers Conference in Berlin, we had the chance to view featherStrength, an award-winning documentary, and to meet its…
The Greek Carers Network EPIONI and the other Comic Relief partners met in Athens and Aegina for the final event of the project and for a three-day international training for youth workers and professionals who work with young people. From…
One in five young people in Flanders takes on a caring role for a family member or loved one. Yet many of them remain invisible. With the campaign “I see, I see, what you don’t see”, Steunpunt Mantelzorg aims to…
World Children's Rights Day (November 20) serves as an annual day of action for the *Interessengemeinschaft pflegender Angehöriger* (Interest Group for Family Caregivers) with a specific focus on children and adolescents who provide care. The day aims to draw attention…
How to turn knowledge about dementia into meaningful improvements in the lives of people with dementia and their informal carers? This question was central to the Dutch Dementia Care Standard Inspiration Week, held from 5–8 October 2026 and organized by…
Eurocarers is seeking a freelance external evaluator to assess its 2026 workplan and to consult members on the draft Strategic Framework 2027–2032. The assignment is expected to take 8 to 10 days in a hybrid format, and offers are open…
Eurocarers’ Executive Director, Shannon Pfohman, and Project and Membership Officer, Andrea Sánchez Caballero, visited Nicosia to support our newest member Thalpo hosting the first national workshop under the Carer-Led Organisation Development (CLOD) Programme and contributing to the Cyprus Forum 2026…
Claire Champeix, former Senior Policy Officer at Eurocarers and Henk Nies, Eurocarers' board member have produced an article for the Dutch professional journal on care and innovation 'Niewusbrief Zorg en Innovatie' on the topic of 'Informal care: a European issue'…
Laura Danloy, psychologist and coordinator at ASBL Aidants Proches Bruxelles, has co-written a new French-language book exploring what it really means to become an informal carer for a family member or friend. Written with a fellow French psychologist, Marie-Elisabeth Piussan,…
The 8th National Day of Action for Family Caregivers will take place on September 13, 2026. On this day, attention is drawn to our annual theme for 2026: “When the world comes apart at the seams – family and informal…
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