A promotional video

FERT Association in Barcelona is using this audiovisual to promote their activities, combining Spanish and Catalan languages.

Kazakhstan

A Seminar about “Family culture” took place on 4th June 2011, in a kindergarten in Almaty. It was moderated by Kasia and Waldek Dobrzynski, who came from Poland for this occasion. With about 50 participants, presentations had to deal with “Happy Marriage” and “Successfull Parents”. After a very participative discussion, the first case of the “Marital Love” course was developed.

At the end, attendants mentioned that they considered very appropriate to organize this seminar in a country where the family is going under difficult times and encouraged the organizers to keep developing family enrichment activities.

Spain

On the 22nd June, PREF organized a presentation event in Cartagena, under the presidency of the Chancellor of the Universidad Politécnica. Carmen Alfonso represented IFFD and explained the path followed in international bodies, in front of a very large attendance.

After her intervention, Rafael Navarro-Valls, professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and President of the Patronage in The Family Watch, delivered a speech about “The Return of the Family”.

Nigeria

During past June, different family enrichment courses have been developed in Lagos. After the Pre-adolescents sessions organized by Whitesands School Lagos for 25 couples, the second shift ot them have already started. Another course has also been held in Lagoon Secondary School for some 112 couples.

The Director of International Relations and the delegate of IFFD in Geneva, Suzy Beysard.

On 25th July 2011, the Economic and Social Council decided to approve the recommendation for reclassification of consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, from Special to General, as it had been previously requested by the International Federation for Family Development.

This reclassification had been proposed by the NGOs Committee of that Council last February, so that this new decision confirms a decisive step forward for IFFD, that thus becomes part of the 4% of entities from Civil Society that work with United Nations in a more outstanding way.

IFFD Papers

A series of opinion articles about current affairs related to family enrichment has been released.

This first issue deals with the recent riots in England and the questions they have posed for many experts. Why did they happen? Who are to blame for them and why? How could they be prevented in the future?

Videos (YouTube Channel).