Our work is simple. Across the world we invite people with and without intellectual disabilities to build community together.
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Imagine the world differently
We bring people with and without intellectual disabilities together. Allowing each to benefit from living together, working together and learning from one another.
Whatever shape and size these communities take, they are mutual and transformative – changing the way that we each see ourselves and shaping how the world sees people with disability.
What we offer
A welcoming community
Life changing career opportunities
A global vision
In 38 countries on 5 continents
Today, there are more than 150 communities and nearly 30 projects around the world from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
Our stories
Latest News
Each kilometre counts!
How to pay for a new roof? Here’s L’Arche Germany’s imaginative solution: to spend a week walking together, from 18-25 June, and sleeping under other people’s roofs!
Read more38 songs and dances?
Make a song and dance with L’Arche UK on 25th June! Better still – why not get sponsored for 38 songs and 38 dances...
Read more“Live L’Arche!” Campaign is now LIVE!
L’Arche Canada and L’Arche USA have launched joint summer national recruitment campaigns that will benefit local communities.
Read moreNews of L'Arche in Ukraine - July Updates
Like many other parents of a child with an intellectual disability, Lysenko was forced to gamble in a very dangerous game – risking staying in an environment where her son’s sensory needs could be relatively managed, held against the risk of stepping into the unknown of fleeing.
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