Viña del Mar, Chile
Thirty families with 4- and 5-year-old children took part in an IFFD “First Conversations” course in Viña del Mar, Chile. The team which is supporting the courses has 6 new moderators, who were trained during the National Meeting of Family Enrichment Moderators,...
Brussels, moderator training
On September 10 & 11, a moderator training course took place in Brussels. Around 28 people took part in the theoretical and practical sessions on moderating small groups using the case study methodology, as part of their training for the setting up of new Family...
Australia – New Zealand
Sydney hosted a moderator training program from September 16-18, in which more than 140 people from different cities in Australia and New Zealand took part. Gillian Roussy, president of Family Development Canada, the organization which coordinates IFFD courses in that...
New moderators in Quito
In Quito, 35 families have started a theoretical and practical training program to learn the IFFD methodology. This training program will allow them to collaborate in the delivery and promotion of IFFD courses. The Institute of Marriage and Family (Instituto de...
IFFD Paper 57
The family in the New Urban Agenda Our struggle for global sustainability will be won or lost in cities. The potential of urbanization to lift millions of people from poverty and to accelerate economic growth is huge, as demonstrated in recent decades by some of the...
IFFD Paper 56
This article includes the conclusions of studies in the United States on the advantages and disadvantages of marriage over other forms of cohabitation. Paper 56Focus Group on “vulnerable families”
The group discussions on ‘vulnerable families’ has taken place on 10 December at the Committee of the Regions of the European Union (Brussels) with the participation of Antonio Polychronakis (Family Justice Center, Rotterdam), Michael Maira (La Ligue des Familles,...FAS Project
The third newsletter about the Families and Societies Project is now available. This is the most important research project carried out in the framework of the European Union on the situation of the family and whether policies adequately meet their needs.United Nations
The official journal of sessions has published the Annual report of the Secretary General of the United Nations on the anniversary 20th of the International year of the family, in which the Secretary General has highlighted the work carried out and promoted by The...
