Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
- International Federation of l'Arche
- Federation of l'Arche
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- L'Arche
- L'Arche International
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
"L’Arche is about people, with and without an intellectual disability, who share their lives in homes, workshops and day programmes which are grouped into what L’Arche calls communities. Small communities might consist of two houses and possibly a little workshop. The original community of the Federation in Trosly-Breuil encompasses today nine houses and a workshop with more than 100 workers." (http://www.larche.org/en/discover/faq/what_is_a_larche_community)
Mandates/sources of authority
L'Arche International/Internationale was created in order to provide overarching guidance and support for over 131 l'Arche communities in over 30 countries around the world. The constitution of l'Arche states: "The communities of l’Arche around the world form the International Federation of l’Arche Communities (the "Federation"). The purpose of the Federation is to unite in the common vision and spirit declared in the Charter of the Communities of l’Arche.