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The International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) announces an important leadership transition that will take place this January: Javier Vidal-Quadras, who has served with dedication and vision as Secretary General, will pass the baton to Jorge Correa, who...

The IFFD community in France recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, which began under the name IPEF before becoming IFFD. The celebration brought together nearly 60 participants, hosted graciously by François and Sylvie de Baudus at their beautiful château. The...

IFFD España held its annual IFFD España Summit 2025 this past Saturday in the city of Murcia, bringing together nearly 300 participants from across Spain. The event, dedicated to strengthening families and fostering community, featured a diverse program of talks,...

This year, Family Enrichment coordinators in Central America joined forces to launch a regional initiative aimed at strengthening family life through hybrid and virtual courses. As part of this collaborative effort, participants from across the region have already...

On Saturday, September 20, 2025, IFFD officially opened a new season of parenting courses in Croatia. The launch took place in Zagreb, where parents of children aged 4 to 7 gathered for the start of the First Letters course. The initiative was made possible thanks to...

IFFD has officially arrived in the Emirates. A new team, based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, is taking the first steps to bring Family Enrichment programs to the region. The initiative is being led by Romain and his wife Rebeca in Dubai, together with another couple in Abu...

The Akademia Familijna (IFFD Poland) continues to live out its mission of Families for Families, helping parents grow, share experiences, and pass on the good they have received. Through training, courses, and small-group work, the Academy equips both moderators and...

Two courses starting in April in Taiwan. First Decisions course for parents of children from 8 to 10 years old and Personal Project course, for single professional adults.

The Family Enrichment National Conference was organized by Family Enrichment USA on March 28-29, 2025, at the Hilton Palacio del Rio in San Antonio, Texas. This event brought together IFFD leaders, moderators, and families from across the United States to foster...

The 18th NAFAD Biennial Conference was held in March of this year in Awka. A large group of participants from around the country dedicated a day to sharing lessons learned and experiences from Family Enrichment activities.

Our Secretary General, Javier Vidal-Quadras, travelled to São Paulo, Brasil, for the IBF National Convention 2025 which took place from the 15th to the 16th of March. The event brought together IBF leaders from all over Brazil for a convention in which they presented...

EDUCHILD Foundation, the family enrichment center in the Philippines, continues to extend its advocacy beyond borders. On February 28, 2025, the foundation sent three dedicated couple-volunteers to Surabaya, Indonesia, to conduct a facilitators’ training session. This...

Šeimų Universitetas, the Family Enrichment Center in Lithuania, successfully hosted its annual Couples’ Weekend 2025, welcoming 70 couples for two meaningful and inspiring days together. The event continues to grow in popularity, with many participants returning for...

Our Family Enrichment center in Lithuania hosted its Marriage Weekend from the 24th to the 25th of January. More than 50 couples attended the event where family life was at the center of every conversation. Our Director of Family Enrichment, Leticia Rodríguez,...

Last year IFFD Poland “Akademia Familijna” celebrated 20 years. Since then, they have been working on great initiatives for families in Poland.At the start of November 2024 they had their Regional Meeting just before starting the courses for 24/25 editions, where they...

Educhild friends recently organized the 2nd Friends of Educhild Golf Tournament on November 12, 2024. The event brought together over 80 players, all gathered to support Educhild Foundation. The proceeds from this tournament will empower our center in the Philippines...

This weekend IFFD México (LAR) held in Monterrey three events: The 12th National Convention of Family Enrichment, The 2nd National Convention of Bright (i.e., Personal Project), and A PIMOF. In line with Cebu, the theme of the Conventions was “Family Life and New...

Last year IFFD started to design a new program called “On Board”. The program is aimed at couples who are interested in continuing their formation with experts and who also want some time for themselves. It includes a variety of dynamics to deepen their marriage and a...

You heard that right, the 2024 IFFD Congress will take place in Cebu, Philippines 🌴. This years theme is FAMILY LIFE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES. The event will take on 🗓️February 24th - 25th 2024. We are so excited to finally share the official website for the congress...

Last Saturday, May 6th, the first edition of International Digital Married Love 1 (IDML1) concluded. This was the first time that our Married Love 1 program took place completely online and with couples from all over the world. Twenty couples from 16 countries...

From the IFFD we would like to start the year by announcing that we have launched the "Synergia Mayoría de Edad" team, which has set itself the challenge of proposing program content that responds with excellence to the formation needs of young people of...

Yesterday Personal Project held a sesión in Bilbao, Spain, which was moderated by a married couple. This was never done before and the experience was a complete success. The decision of making it on site has been taken due to the demand made by the Young professionals...