IFFD Paper 64. Unpaid or invisible?
Women’s rights are human rights and attacks on women are attacks on all of us. That is why we have to respond together, for the women domestic workers who globally do two and a half times as much unpaid work as men. And for the nearly one billion women who will enter...
Policy recommendations for Europe
A booklet with policy recommendations and other interesting resources has been published by the FamiliesAndSocietes project and is being distributed to the different entities in the European Union, United Nations and other international bodies. FamiliesAndSocieties is...
National convention in Portugal
CENOFA, the association which coordinates IFFD’s courses in Portugal, held a national meeting in Fatima on April 1, which brought together moderators and promotors of IFFD courses from from Lisbon, Coimbra, Porto, Braga, Tomar, Guimarães and Viseu. They received...
Event on Intergenerational Relations at the UN
The Hungarian Mission to the United Nations, in collaboration with the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), hosted the full-house side event entitled ‘Intergenerational relations in an ageing world’ on 4 April 2017, on the occasion of the 50th...
IFFD Paper 63. Getting bigger or getting better?
What is the relation between development, expansion, prosperity and education? A superficial reading of the 2030 Agenda can give the impression that eradicating poverty is what really matters, as if sustainability had to do only with the present generation. The very...
IFFD Spain Summit 2017
Madrid was once again the setting for the IFFD Spain Summit, the annual meeting of Family Enrichment coordinators and moderators of IFFD courses from all around the country. The meeting, held on March 25, brought together directors of Family Enrichment centers from 26...
Fist Steps in Belarus
On March 11, the second session of the IFFD program First Steps was held in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. This course for parents with children from 0 to 3 years started on January 28 with a group of seven enthusiastic families. Local promoters are being supported by...
Expanding in Lebanon
A new program has been launched in a new Lebanese town. IFFD course coordinators in Lebanon started the program “First Decisions” in Jounieh, a coastal city about 16 km north of Beirut. The material and the sessions are being delivered in Arabic, which...IFFD Paper 62. Apt to be overlooked
Unpaid work is apt to be overlooked in economic valuations but holds great worth for individuals and society and can be a source of joy and fulfillment for many. Within the household and community, activities of this nature include various services related to the care...
