COCO

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES CENTRE OF EXPERTISE!

THE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES CENTRE OF EXPERTISE (COCO) AT THE VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL WANTS TO CREATE A MORE COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY IN WHICH COMMUNITIES HAVE THE CAPACITY AND KNOW-HOW TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THEIR MEMBERS DURING TIMES OF SERIOUS ILLNESS, DEATH, DYING, LOSS, AND CAREGIVING.

WE DO THIS BY PERFORMING RESEARCH ON TOPICS RELATED TO COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES AND BY VALORISING RESEARCH TO SOCIETY THROUGH THE ORGANISATION OF SEMINARS, LEARNING NETWORKS, A COMPASSIONATE WEEK, ...