Over the past few weeks, there have been several meetings in connection with the European projects being promoted by the Brussels Hospitality Europe office.

Co-workers from the centres implementing the VICTORIA project (www.victoriaproject.net) and the SAVE project (www.project-save.eu) met in Lisbon and Barcelona, respectively, both dedicated to the protection and care of victims of violence. Both projects focus on training social care and healthcare personnel to offer effective medical and psychological support to patients and children exposed to violence or trauma within their family or social environment. Local authorities have also been involved to reinforce cooperation with healthcare facilities and to ensure that effective action is taken whenever violence has been detected.

For the MOVE project, (www.move-project.net ) the third transnational meeting was convened in Graz at the Order's local Centre, with a visit to the care facilities in Kainbach, where more than 600 people with intellectual disabilities are accommodated, with some 1,000 co-workers. An event was also attended by officials from the Graz Town Council and the organisation 'Special Olympics Austria' on inclusive sport for people with intellectual disabilities.

On 26 May, a digital event was organised to unveil the results of the BeWATER project (www.bewatererasmus.eu) once again jointly implemented in Spain by centres of the Order and the Sisters Hospitallers. 

1 June will see the launch of the new AGELESS project dedicated to programmes and methods to prevent the risk of the premature ageing of people with intellectual disabilities or neuro-cognitive deficits. Coordinated by the Hospitaller Sisters' rehabilitation centre in Funchal (Portugal), it involves centres of both Institutes in Portugal, Spain and France.